A Hunter’s Wife - Chapter 15

Chapter 15: Entering the Mountains

Translator: EndlessFantasy Translation Editor: EndlessFantasy Translation

Although there were still some eggs left at home, the mother-in-law wanted to sell them. Giving Dabao two eggs a day was already her bottom line. It was impossible to give him more.

Sure enough, Grandpa Mao’s face was full of heartache. She was stunned for a few seconds. “Eldest Son’s family, you and Daya are not allowed to eat for three days. Go out and do all the work in the courtyard!”

After saying that, Grandpa Mao looked at the remains of the egg custard on the ground, then silently bit into the noodle steamed bun in his hand.

If it was not for the broken pieces of the porcelain bowl in the egg custard, he would have picked up the precious food.

“Father, aren’t you trying to kill me and the child? How is it possible to not eat for three days!” Liu Xianniang begged.

How was it possible to work for three days without food?

“Grandpa, you’re just bullying us, right?” Mao Xiaoyu was so angry that she laughed.

Grandpa Mao did not even look at her. He ate silently, thinking that Daya can not stay in the house.

In a few days, he would see which family was short of a daughter-in-law and quickly send them out. He could also exchange them for some betrothal money as soon as possible.

Grandpa Mao calculated in his heart.

“Alright, since you don’t want to say anything, we won’t eat this meal. But we won’t do any chores either. Don’t ask my mother to do the laundry or cook for you!” This was Mao Xiaoyu’s goal.

After saying that, Mao Xiaoyu pulled Liu Xianniang out of the house without even looking at the lazy expression of the family.

She really did not want to eat the congee that was as thin as water. Other than that, there were only coarse noodles and extremely salty pickled vegetables!

“Mother, Daya isn’t aiming for something, right?” Mao Sanlang’s wife suddenly spoke.

Anyway, she looked very strange. In the past, this Daya was very easy to order around. She had never refused to do the laundry.

Even if it was time for dinner, she would not go home until she finished washing the clothes.

But now, she was so bold and even dared to argue with everyone.

“That’s right, Grandpa. Do you think this big girl is possessed?” Grandma Mao felt that her third daughter-in-law was right.

Looking at the flustered old woman, Grandpa Mao knocked his bowl with his chopsticks. “Get the porridge and eat!”

Possessed? In his opinion, they were thrown into the mountains by the girl yesterday, and she bore a grudge against them.

He did not believe in ghosts or gods.

Grandma Mao pouted. She could see Grandpa’s impatience, but she did not say anything in the end. She could only continue with her great business of sharing food.

“Erya, bring Sanya and Siya to clean up the floor.” With droopy eyes, Grandma Mao distributed the porridge as she spoke.

Seeing that the congee was getting less and less, Erya and the other two did not dare to resist. They could only purse their lips and obediently leave the stool.

Grandma Mao was not happy at all. She was angry every time she saw her granddaughters. In the end, she only gave her three granddaughters a spoonful of porridge each.

As for the noodle buns, there was not even half a piece!

Mao Zhushi that the two girls in the house had no food to eat and wanted to open her mouth to plead for mercy. However, when she saw her mother-in-law’s gloomy face, she did not open her mouth. She only held the food that she had divided, thinking that she would give some to the two girls later.

And Mao Lishi did not care about the second daughter at all. She was currently coaxing Mao Dabao.

Mao Dabao kept on crying. He wanted to cry until his grandfather and grandmother softened and asked his mother to make him another bowl of egg custard.

However, no matter how much he cried and shouted, the two old men did not relent. In the end, under his mother’s coaxing, he could only eat a piece of noodle.

As for Mao Erlang and Mao Sanlang, they did not care about women and children. Eating was more important.

…

Ignoring the commotion in the central room, Mao Xiaoyu and her daughter returned to their room and closed the door.

“Mother, I’ve put the food in the blanket. Take it out and eat first.” As she spoke, she closed the window.

Chicken and eggs had a strong smell, and she did not want others to think about her food.

Liu Xianniang took out the small cloth bag and opened it. She sighed, “Xiaoyu, we can’t do this. Brother Rong has it hard.”

Mao Xiaoyu sighed, “Mother, I remember it all. I’ll return it to him after I pick the herbs and sell them for money.”

“Picking herbs?”

“Yes, I’m going to the mountain to pick herbs.” Mao Xiaoyu picked up the book and shook it.

“Will this work?” Liu Xianniang’s face was full of disbelief.

The two of them knew nothing about herbs and medicine, nor did they know about medicinal herbs. how could they earn money with a book with pictures?

“Yes, I’ve already read this book for a while in the morning. I’ll go to the foot of the mountain to look for it after dinner. ” Mao Xiaoyu did not dare to tell her mother that she wanted to go into the mountain, so she could only say that she wanted to go to the foot of the mountain.

Sure enough, Liu Xianniang did not stop her after hearing this. She only said, “Okay, then if you see any wild vegetables, you can dig some up.”

As for herself, she planned to set up a small stove under her window later.

Fortunately, when they got married, her husband separated their new house into an inner and outer room. Although the outer room was very small, it could be used as a small kitchen after some cleaning.

She probably would not be able to use the kitchen for the next few days after the fight with her in-laws.

She still had to take a walk around the village and borrow a pot and two sets of bowls and chopsticks from her good friend’s sister-in-law.

Thinking of this, she had been very busy the entire morning.

Mao Xiaoyu nodded, “Mother, don’t wait for me in the afternoon. I’ll spend more time digging and come back in the afternoon. ”

“Alright, just don’t be too late!”

As they spoke, the mother and daughter each ate an egg and shared a hard biscuit.

There were four eggs, a few biscuits, and two chicken legs left in the small bag.

This was their food for the day, and they had to save it for lunch and dinner.

Before she left, Mao Xiaoyu reminded her worriedly, “Mother, you can eat if you’re hungry. I can bring food back in the afternoon.”

“I know. Mother is an adult, and there’s no need for you to worry!” Seeing her daughter’s worried expression, Liu Xianniang could not help but smile.

Mao Xiaoyu pouted. She knew that it was useless to say anything more, so she could only nod and walk out of the house.

…

Carrying the sack, Mao Xiaoyu took a deep breath as she walked on the village road.

She had to admit that the air here was much better than the air in the modern world.

Moreover, the villagers were also very enthusiastic. Other than a few old women who were on good terms with Maoshi, who was a little eccentric, the other villagers were very kind.

“Yo, isn’t that Daya from the Mao family? Why doesn’t she help out at home? I even saw the grandma washing clothes by the river just now!” an old lady sat on the ground and said.

“When I went out, I even saw my grandma strolling in the courtyard. When did you see my grandma wash clothes?” with a pair of innocent eyes, Mao Xiaoyu asked loudly.

“That’s right, I just passed by Daya’s house and heard Grandma Mao scolding people in the courtyard.” The man beside him laughed.