The stepmother sneered and said, "My family only has this little bit of rice, do you have the nerve to bring your family over to my family for dinner?" Even if they came and she didn"t cook, what could they do to her?A smile slowly blossomed on Li Qingling"s face, and he said indifferently, "My skin has always been thick, there"s nothing to be embarra.s.sed about?" Looking at the stepmother"s slightly changed expression, she continued, "As a person, my perseverance is not bad. If I can"t get a meal at your house, I will continue to wait until I eat my meal."
It really was a tiger that didn"t show off its might, treating her like a sick cat. It had only been a few months since they last met, and he had already forgotten about her reputation.
Then she wouldn"t mind recalling her memories for her.
When the stepmother heard Li Qingling"s words, she immediately remembered what Li Qingling had done before. Her expression immediately turned as ugly as if she had eaten a fly.
She glared at Li Qingling fiercely, and really wanted to jump on her and slap her twice.
Li Qingling did not mind her glare at all and shrugged his shoulders as he stared back at him. He pulled Liu Zhimo and the river and returned to the team.
When they lined up again, the stepmother pulled Big River"s father and cursed him in a low voice, "Did you just die? Seeing them bullying me, you"re not going to help? " Not only did he not help, he even took down her position. How infuriating.
Da He"s father looked at his stepmother and helplessly said, "How do you want me to help?" [I am such a big person, yet I want to make a fool of myself over a little kid. Wouldn"t I be laughed to death?]
Besides, there was his eldest son in there. As his father, he had to give some face to his son, right?
"Listening to you talk, for a person as big as me to make a fuss about it with these kids is to embarra.s.s you?"
If he dared to say yes, she would take care of him when she got home.
He just said, "I didn"t say that. Don"t put this hat on my head, I won"t admit it." Pausing, he continued, "There are so many people watching, don"t lower yourself to the same level as those kids. It"s not worth it to let yourself get angry."
After being comforted like this by River"s father, the Queen"s heart felt much better. She lightly snorted and finally didn"t say anything.
However, when she returned to the village, she would definitely bring back the five barrels of rice that belonged to her family.
She did not want to give Li Qingling, that b.i.t.c.h, a free ride.
Li Qingling was also asking about the river, what plans did he have after meeting his parents? Should I go home?
Big River shook his head in confusion, "Before father and mother come looking for me to live, I"d better stay in your house!" Let"s see how dad and mom will react!
Most likely, his father wanted him to return home, so it was hard for his stepmother to say.
"That"s a good idea." Liu Zhimo nodded his head in agreement, "From your stepmother"s att.i.tude, she probably doesn"t want you to stay there. If she wants you to stay there, she also wants you to go back and work hard for her." Just like before, they ate less.
Thinking about his past life, Big River"s eyes turned red.
"I want to bring my sister home tomorrow. I don"t want her to be left alone in Matsuyama." Da He raised his head and looked at the tears in his eyes that were flowing back, "Zhi Moge, can you accompany me?" Her sister would be happy to see them go to pick her up.
"Of course." Liu Zhimo nodded his head with certainty. He was the savior of these children, it was only right that they bring her back home.
Moreover, the Matsuyama still had food, so they could take this opportunity to move the food back home.
Da He thanked Liu Zhimo and the others with grat.i.tude.
He thanked them from the bottom of his heart. They were both kind to him and his sister, and what about his so-called relatives? A slave who only knew how to use his strength. He and his sister.
Thinking about it, it was really quite ironic.
"Why are you being courteous to us?" Liu Zhiyan smiled as he patted Big River"s shoulder. Their warm actions were like a big river"s heart that was sour and astringent.
To be able to know them, he felt that his entire life had not been lived in vain.
After Li Qingling and the others received the rice, they separately placed it in Li Qingling"s and Liu Zhimo"s basket.
"Let"s go for a walk first, then go home." Li Qingling suggested. She mainly wanted to go to Fumanlou to see if he had opened the door.
I wonder how is the manager doing?
The children did not have any objections and happily nodded their heads.
As they walked along the street, they saw that many shops had yet to open. It was likely that the people who had escaped had yet to return.
However, this was much better than before. Previously, this town had simply been an empty town, devoid of any people.
When he pa.s.sed by the Fumanlou and saw that the door to the Fumanlou was still closed, Li Qingling sighed helplessly.
Who knew when this town would regain its former vigor?
Seeing Li Qingling"s expression, Liu Zhimo started to console her, "Wait a while before we come to see you again, by that time, Fumanlou will probably open the door." Looking at the shopkeeper"s expression, nothing should happen to him.
"That"s the only way." Li Qingling nodded his head, "Since the shop is still closed, there"s nothing much to visit. Let"s go home!"
"Alright …" The children replied in unison.
There was nothing to be done in this town, and they wanted to go home early.
The few of them walked home happily, and the moment they reached their doors, they saw the mother of the big river standing right outside their doors like a door G.o.d. When they saw them come back, they placed their hands on their waists, and shouted, "Li Qingling. "Give me back my five cubes of rice?" She had been waiting here for a long time, and she had waited for them to come back.
Li Qingling innocently looked at his stepmother and asked: "Aunt, your ears should be fine, you should have heard what your boss said, right?" It was hilarious that one person wanted to give it to the other.
She didn"t really want the five grains of rice. She just wanted to disgust the couple.
"That"s right, father said that he would return the five cubes of rice to Xiao Lingjie and the others, how can you ask again? Is this what you mean, or is this father"s? "
Big River took a step forward and loudly questioned his stepmother.
This stepmother of his really did not care about face. She had to take back everything she gave him.
The stepmother kept spitting out saliva as she loudly replied. What I mean is that your father meant it. Why don"t you think about what is happening at home? How can you just give me the five cups of rice? Since you gave me the five cups of rice, are you going to drink the northwest wind?
Their family was almost out of food, how could they still give rice to others?
"If you want to take the five grains back, let my father say so himself!"
If his father really did open his mouth to take the five tubs of rice back, then he would have completely given up. He would no longer hold any hope for him.
"Aiya, what are you saying, you little b.a.s.t.a.r.d? I"m the one in charge of the family. If I say what I want to say, would your father dare to oppose me? "Huh?"
That"s right, the one who was in charge of their family was their stepmother. If his father had been a bit more stubborn, he wouldn"t have listened to his stepmother and left the two of them behind.
Big River was truly disappointed in his father.
"No matter what you say, I won"t give you these five meters without my father"s permission."
Seeing the stubborn expression on the river, the stepmother became extremely angry. She walked forward and wanted to stretch out her hand to pull the river and pull him over to beat him.
But just as she extended her hand out, Li Qingling slapped her away.
"What is it? "You want to hit me just because you can"t say it?"
The stepmother touched the back of her hand that was slapped red and frowned as she stared at Li Qingling, "I"m going to teach my son a lesson, what does it have to do with you?" This was her family"s business, what was an outsider doing here?
Li Qingling replied with a cold expression. I already said, in front of me, do not casually make a move.
"So what if I do? What"s in your way? "Huh?" The stepmother was so angry, she rubbed her waist, pointed at Li Qingling and cursed, "Don"t meddle in other people"s business …" He kept scolding non-stop, spitting out all sorts of vulgarities.
After repeatedly stopping her from making a move, if she didn"t scold her until she couldn"t find the right place, then it wouldn"t be her anymore.
After she finished cursing, Li Qingling calmly asked, has she finished her cursing? Please continue, if you haven"t finished cursing.
When the Queen saw Li Qingling"s unmoved face, she suddenly felt as if her fist had hit cotton, and she was unable to use any strength.
She frowned even more and said angrily, "There is indeed a mother. A person without a mother"s teachings is really thick-skinned."
Just as she finished speaking, the dark faced Li Qingling grabbed her by the collar. "What did you say just now? I didn"t hear you clearly. Say it again. " Her mother was her bottom line, no one was allowed to curse.
If anyone dared to curse, she would do it.
When she saw Li Qingling"s dark eyes, the stepmother couldn"t help but shiver. If she had said what she had said just now, Li Qingling would definitely punish her severely.
She swallowed hard and stammered, "You …" What do you want?
Li Qingling laughed coldly, "It"s not what I want, but what you want to do?" She just wanted to settle this matter once and for all, so that she wouldn"t come all the way here to hara.s.s his family"s life. "It"s not impossible for me to give you five grains of rice, but you have to promise me one condition?"
"You … Let me go first. "
Li Qingling curled his lips and immediately let go, letting go of the Queen Mother.
The empress immediately retreated a few steps, looked at Li Qingling warily, and asked her what her conditions were.
"We can give you five cubes of rice, but you have to cut off all ties with the river." She did not want his blood-sucking parents to suck his blood, so she could only take advantage of this opportunity to help him out, "If you agree, I"ll give you five meters, if you don"t agree, there"s not a single grain of rice left, you better think it through clearly."
Five barrels of rice for the free body of the river. It was worth it.