coobybook Chapter 123 Punishing the Mother and Son
Chapter 123 Punishing the Mother and Son
"Look at her eyes moving around, so clever. She is not the same type of person as Aunt Zhang's daughter-in-law. How could she want to commit suicide? Don't be fooled by her." Aunt Chen warned Zhu Wenbin.
I have to say that Aunt Chen's vision is really sharp! Her piercing eyes are chilling.
Even the elderly Aunt Chen is so shrewd, so one can imagine how aggressive and strong she was when she was young.
"She is my wife. If I don't treat her well, who can I treat well?" Zhu Wenbin finally mustered up the courage to express his objection.
"You little rascal, I raised you to this age, but now that you have a wife, you don't want your mother anymore, you ungrateful bastard." Aunt Chen cried and beat Zhu Wenbin, her fists falling on Zhu Wenbin like raindrops.
Xia Qianqian recalled that when she was eight years old, she helped her second aunt with work, and afterward her second aunt gave her a bowl of rice. She didn't hold it steady, and the whole bowl of rice fell on the ground. Her second aunt forced her to pick up the rice on the ground and eat it all up.
A 40-year-old man was beaten by his parents and dared not to retort. Zhu Wenbin's current situation is similar to Xia Qianqian's childhood experience.
Thinking of her painful childhood, Xia Qianqian couldn't help crying.
She cried about how she was always bullied when she was a child, and about Zhu Wenbin’s incompetence.
A man who stands tall and proud is as humble as an ant in front of his parents.
Although his parents are healthy, I wonder what he experienced in his childhood that made him so timid?
"Stop hitting me, I'll eat, okay?"
Zhu Wenbin thought that Xia Qianqian protected him because she felt sorry for him being beaten.
He was deeply touched. He felt so happy to have a young and beautiful daughter-in-law who loved him.
Aunt Chen couldn't figure out whether Xia Qianqian really loved her son or was just acting.
"Mom, don't force me. Look, my wife is so good to me, how could I let her eat the food on the ground?" Zhu Wenbin picked up the food on the ground and stuffed it into his mouth.
Aunt Chen looked at her son whom she had raised for forty years, and saw that he was willing to eat rice from the ground for this woman. She was so angry that smoke came out of her head. She hit Zhu Wenbin's hand and then shouted: "Don't eat it, feed it to the chickens!"
After saying this, Aunt Chen slammed the door and left.
After resting for two or three days, Xia Qianqian's physical strength returned to normal.
She had originally planned to escape, but she had not yet figured out the road conditions in the village. If she failed to escape, it would be even more difficult to get away in the future, so she did not dare to act rashly.
But being trapped here, I am always troubled by Aunt Chen.
Xia Qianqian felt very aggrieved and decided to punish Aunt Chen.
Back then, she even dared to hit a man. She didn't take Aunt Chen, a mere old woman, seriously.
The room where Xia Qianqian slept was not a real room, but a storage room.
In the countryside, there are rats, cockroaches, mosquitoes and flies everywhere.
Whenever it is late at night and everyone is asleep, the big cockroaches will come out and move around, always making rustling sounds.
Xia Qianqian caught a big cockroach alive in the corner, put it in a bag, and then found an opportunity to put it on Aunt Chen's body.
After about an hour, the big cockroach actually gave birth to a nest of baby cockroaches.
There were more than ten cockroaches in the bag, which made my scalp tingle.
Aunt Chen was sitting on the doorstep picking peanuts. Xia Qianqian made an excuse to go to the toilet. When she passed the doorstep, she opened the bag and put it behind Aunt Chen.
When Xia Qianqian returned to the room, she saw the big cockroach crawling out with the small cockroaches, and two of the small cockroaches had quietly climbed onto Aunt Chen's clothes.
Xia Qianqian grinned and wanted to laugh, but was discovered by Aunt Chen.
Aunt Chen thought, I can't let this woman be too idle, otherwise she will definitely find a way to escape from here. I should supervise her to do some work.
So, Aunt Chen asked Xia Qianqian to wash clothes for the whole family.
Aunt Chen's family doesn't have laundry detergent or even washing powder. They usually wash clothes with water mixed with straw ash.
When Xia Qianqian saw a pile of clam shells in front of Aunt Chen's house, she had an idea that she could use them to make soap.
Every household in Zhujia Village raises pigs. Zhu Wenbin’s family dries a lot of bacon, so people who raise pigs must have lard.
"Auntie, do you have lard at home?"
"What's wrong?" Aunt Chen became alert.
"I want to make some soap and do some laundry."
Well, that's a good suggestion.
Aunt Chen thought that learning how to make soap would make washing clothes much easier in the future.
Before washing clothes every time, they would get wood ash from the stove and then scald it with boiling water to get alkaline water. This was too troublesome.
Aunt Chen refined a large jar of lard before the Chinese New Year, originally intending to save it for future consumption.
Since Xia Qianqian uses it to make soap, give her some.
Aunt Chen took out about two kilograms of lard on a plate and handed it to Xia Qianqian.
Xia Qianqian first washed the clam shells in front of the door, and then roasted them on the stove.
After the clam shells are dried, they are pounded into powder with a hammer.
This powder is an essential material for making soap, and it contains calcium carbonate.
The second step is to make alkaline water.
Aunt Chen's family uses rice straw for cooking. Soaking the straw ash in boiling water will produce alkaline water.
The third step is to dissolve the clam powder in alkaline water.
The fourth step is to melt the lard, then cool it to about 50 degrees, and then mix it with alkaline water.
As soon as lard is mixed with alkaline water, an alkalization reaction occurs immediately.
At this time, you need to stir constantly. Xia Qianqian stirred it for about half an hour, and the lard slowly turned into yogurt and finally into a paste.
The longer you stir, the thicker it will be.
Aunt Chen didn't have a mold at home, so Xia Qianqian found a biscuit box in the utility room and poured all the soap liquid into it.
After two hours, the soap was ready.
Xia Qianqian poured out the soap, cut it into small pieces, and then placed them in a ventilated place to dry. After drying for half a month, they could be used.
Aunt Chen watched Xia Qianqian work from the side and found that she was not only beautiful, but also agile, quick, and smart.
There is no way such a smart person would stay here willingly.
Aunt Chen was worried that Xia Qianqian would run away, so she wanted Zhu Wenbin to consummate the marriage with her as soon as possible and let her get pregnant as soon as possible, then she would not run away.
Aunt Chen whispered something in Zhu Wenbin's ear. When Zhu Wenbin brought lunch to Xia Qianqian, she clearly felt that he was like a tomcat in heat.
Xia Qianqian guessed that either Zhu Wenbin wanted to take advantage of her, or Aunt Chen instigated Zhu Wenbin to take advantage of her.
Zhu Wenbin is a big and strong man with dark skin. The sight of him makes people feel sick. How could Xia Qianqian be willing to let him take advantage of her?
Xia Qianqian began to scratch her head and think of ways to deal with this mother and son.
Xia Qianqian had seen Zhu Wenbin put saccharin in cooking before, which proved that they had this stuff at home.
Xia Qianqian suddenly had an idea and finally came up with a good idea.
Zhu Wenbin liked Xia Qianqian more and more, and she thought he would fulfill her every request.
So, Xia Qianqian suggested to Zhu Wenbin that they eat steamed eggs in the evening, and she wanted to make them herself.
The reason is that she is best at making steamed eggs, which are tender and smooth.
Being able to eat food made by a beautiful woman herself will make my life perfect!
Zhu Wenbin had already started daydreaming and was staring at Xia Qianqian without saying a word.
Xia Qianqian thought he suspected her of poisoning her, so she pretended to be angry.
"If you're worried about the food I make, you can monitor me the whole time."
Zhu Wenbin just wanted the beauty to smile. If Xia Qianqian was unhappy, he would certainly not be happy either.