1970s: A hot-tempered wife who accompanied a soldier to the military compound and made a fortune.

Chapter 253 Stop stirring up trouble at home all day

Grandma Qiu looked at everyone's behavior in the courtyard and said lightly, "Alright, this is a gift from my great-granddaughter-in-law. Don't try to play tricks on me. Go do what you need to do."

Zhang Shanmei was naturally unwilling. This honey was rare, and she didn't want to miss it: "Grandma, I'm currently pregnant with your great-grandson."

Grandma Qiu chuckled twice: "You said it yourself, I'm going to have a great-grandson. How can you, as a great-granddaughter-in-law, have the nerve to use your pregnant belly as an excuse to steal things from an old woman like me who's almost buried in the ground?"

Once those words were spoken, the matter became very serious.

Old Qiu, who rarely concerned himself with household affairs, spoke up at this moment: "If you want honey, have your husband go find some. Don't stay home all day causing trouble."

Zhang Shanmei was a little indignant and reached out to tug at the hem of her husband's clothes, but her mother-in-law glared at her and said, "Alright, stop embarrassing yourself here and go back to your room."

Seeing that her sister-in-law had said so, Qiu's mother also walked over to her daughter-in-law and said, "Xia Qiu, good girl, you've really gone through a lot."

After speaking, he glanced at Zhang Shanmei with a meaningful look.

Just then, the sound of a gong signaling the start of work came from outside.

Old Qiu tapped his pipe lightly on the ground: "Alright, let's go."

Grandma Qiu said, "Xia Qiu, don't come to the fields. When we get there, tell the team leader that you can cut grass from now on. It's okay if you get fewer work points, just don't overwork yourself."

Before Xia Qiu could reply, Qiu Shaofeng quickly interjected, "Thank you, Great-Grandma."

Xia Qiu also expressed her gratitude.

No one else dared to object, since this was how Grandma Qiu always arranged things after the women in the family became pregnant.

Qiu Shaofeng walked to Xia Qiu's side and whispered, "Hold on for a few more days. After Shao Cheng gets married and returns home to separate the family, we can live our second wife's life behind closed doors." Xia Qiu smiled and said, "Don't worry, I won't take it to heart."

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In Liushu Village, Liu's father first returned the mule cart to the animal husbandryman before heading back.

Unexpectedly, I overheard people discussing yesterday's housewarming banquet: "You know what, yesterday's housewarming banquet at Shanliang's house was the best feast I've had in recent years."

"That's right. Although there wasn't much meat in each dish, they still prepared several meat dishes, and also a lot of sorghum liquor. Quite a few people got drunk yesterday."

"This is quite rare. Ever since I injured my leg on the mountain ridge, my luck has actually improved a lot."

"That's right, I think it's because of Uncle Wu's family that he's unlucky. As soon as those two separated their family, his luck improved. Once the family ties were severed, he moved into a brick house. We don't have many brick houses in total."

"His second daughter's boyfriend is a military officer. You didn't see how hard she worked yesterday. Just wait and see, we'll probably all be envious of their lives in the future."

"By the way, I heard that Chu Xue's boyfriend brought over ten pounds of meat yesterday. Is that true or not?"

"Of course it's true, I saw it with my own eyes, it was top-quality pork belly."

"The marriage isn't even settled yet, and they're already spending so much. If the dowry is going to be even more, then it'll be even bigger."

As everyone was getting into the discussion, someone said, "No matter how good the housewarming banquet was, they didn't even mention sending a single bite to Uncle Wu and his wife. They really cut ties cleanly."

"What are you saying? You've already broken off all ties, what kind of food would someone send you? You must be really bored."

"Oh, you guys are really something. Am I wrong?"
Even if they've severed ties, they're still from the same village. Shouldn't they send a meal to Uncle Wu and his wife?

(End of this chapter)