FSC [QT] Chapter 199.1

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Xie Xiuzhu was pacing outside Ah Wu’s yard in a tangled manner when a basin of water was splashed in front of her.

Even though Xie Xiuzhu was not close to it, the top of her shoes was still wet from the water.

These were the new shoes made for Xie Xiuzhu. Miao Fengmei bought the top from the supply and marketing cooperative specifically to comfort her daughter.

There were two clusters of peach blossoms embroidered on them. They looked a bit tacky from the perspective of later generations, but in that era, they were considered a very fashionable pattern.

Now the top was splashed with water, and there were things like fishing floats on it.

Xie Xiuzhu covered her mouth and felt a little nauseous.

“Xu Chunxiu, look at the good things you have done!”

Since her rebirth, Xie Xiuzhu has been accustomed to bossing around this Third Sister-in-law. Now that she is angry, don’t expect her to talk to Xu Chunxiu calmly.

“Tsk, I’m splashing water outside my yard. How does it bother you? Besides, although we have separated, you still have to call me Third Sister-in-law. I endured it when I was at home before, but now everyone is watching. Is this how you treat me, your sister-in-law?”

Xu Chunxiu slung the washbasin on the right side of her waist and squinted at her little sister-in-law, who was jumping up and down in anger.

Xie Xiuzhu had never seen her Third Sister-in-law so tough before. She looked at Xu Chunxiu in amazement, as if she were looking at an alien.

“Third Sister-in-law, I am so worried. This pair of shoes was just bought for me by my mother, and you have soiled them.”

Xie Xiuzhu saw many women wandering around out of the corner of her eye. She guessed that they were there to watch their good show, so she suppressed her anger in her stomach, controlled her temper, and spoke to Xu Chunxiu in a kind manner.

In her heart, Xie Xiuzhu had already thrown Xu Chunxiu to the ground eight thousand times. This woman, who used to be like a quail, who gave her the courage to talk to her like this?

It was just that she really lost her temper just now.

No matter how she treated the mother and daughter at home before, it didn’t matter, as these words would not be spread outside.

But now with outsiders present, she directly called Xu Chunxiu, her Third Sister-in-law, by her name. Others would only think that she, the sister-in-law, was ignorant and ruined her reputation.

“I thought my sister-in-law made new clothes and bought new shoes every now and then, so she didn’t care about these things anymore.”

Xu Chunxiu looked at the brand-new uppers on Xie Xiuzhu’s feet with sarcasm.

These things were obtained by taking advantage of their family, so how could the other party have the nerve to accuse her?

“Besides, I just poured a basin of water. Who knows what my sister-in-law is doing by prying at my door?”

“Oh, it’s getting late. I have to go to work. Sister-in-law, I won’t chat with you anymore. You know, your Third Brother and I have no money at all. Your Third Brother has also injured his leg. If I don’t go to work and earn some work points, the whole family will have to tighten their belts and starve.”

After saying that, Xu Chunxiu shook her hands, put the basin behind the door, closed the door, and locked it in front of Xie Xiuzhu. She was just about to point at Xie Xiuzhu’s nose and say that she was treating her like a thief.

Xie Xiuzhu’s face turned red with anger.

She was used to the submissive look of Xu Chunxiu and her daughter. Now that Xu Chunxiu had become sharp-tongued, Xie Xiuzhu couldn’t react for a while.

“Hey, Chunxiu used to be such a gentle person. I’ve never heard her talk like this.”

“Yes, it showed how the people in the Xie family’s old house pushed people. If Chunxiu didn’t get tough, Sanya wouldn’t have survived.”

“What a sin! The Xie family really doesn’t treat their daughter-in-law as a human being. Even Xie Xiuzhu is a little bit inappropriate. After all, as a little sister-in-law, you can’t yell at your elder sister-in-law.”

Xie Xiuzhu listened to the discussions around her and felt so angry that her teeth were itching.

She looked at the locked door and thought to herself that she had suffered such an injustice this time, she must not return empty-handed.

***

Xu Chunxiu’s huge change might have been caused by the incident when Xie Wu fell, injured her head, and almost died. Although Xie Xiuzhu was not present that day, she had heard others recount what happened that day and knew that Xu Chunxiu had fallen out with her mother in order to get her daughter treated.

Maybe she had really pushed Xu Chunxiu to a certain extent in her life, and some things had reached the point of turning into the opposite extreme.

But Xie Wu was only thirteen years old, still a half-grown child, and had been taught by Xu Chunxiu to be a yes-man in the past. It was unlikely that there would be much change in a short time.

Xie Xiuzhu thought that although Xu Chunxiu had locked the door, it did not mean that she could not get in.

Old Liu’s house had been in disrepair for a long time. Although the villagers helped to repair it, they only put more energy into the roof. As for the surrounding walls, many parts began to collapse.

The lowest place was only half a head higher than Xie Xiuzhu’s. She only needed to tiptoe to see the scene in the yard.

She avoided other people’s sight and pretended to leave in shame and anger, but in fact, she took a long detour and sneaked to the back of Old Liu’s house, which was close to the pond.

There were no houses nearby and no villagers passed by. Xie Xiuzhu rolled up her sleeves, moved a lot of stones, stepped on the piled stones, climbed over the wall, then closed her eyes, and jumped down with a plop.

 

 

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