kvmb Chapter 244 He's been burning for quite a while, so be prepared!
Chapter 244 He's been burning for quite a while, so be prepared!
"Want to try something else?" Qiao Manman picked out a fruit with a transparent pit.
Lu Yuan hummed in agreement and savored the peach blossoms. Qiao Manman felt incredibly wealthy, owning an entire peach orchard.
"When I have some free time, I'll research peach blossom wine. Maybe I can let your brothers have a sip of this nectar!"
"Then, I'll leave it to my wife!"
The couple spent the night in passion, and dawn broke in the blink of an eye. Qiao Manman actually bought a brewing recipe from the system's shop.
Unfortunately, all the peach trees in the space had fruit but no petals, so Qiao Manman used her consciousness to pluck all the fruit from one of the mutated peach trees and put it into the storage area.
Then, I picked the fruit from an ordinary peach tree, took it out, and washed away the fuzz. I peeled it, cut it into pieces, and put it in a glass jar to make canned fruit.
Several more days passed in a blur of activity. The peach tree in the space sprouted buds, while Qian Xiaoni, far away, boarded a train heading north.
A few days earlier, Qian Xiaoni was in the woodshed, crying out to heaven and earth in vain. It was freezing cold, and she hadn't eaten or drunk anything. She almost fainted.
In a daze, Qian Xiaoni saw herself as the glamorous wife of a leader. She couldn't help but smile.
"You little slut, I told you you were restless. You've been tortured like this, and you can still laugh. Let me see just how desperate you are for men!"
As Old Xu spoke, he went to pull down Qian Xiaoni's pants. His rough hands groped all over her body, and she immediately sobered up.
"Ah, no, you beast, let me go!" Qian Xiaoni screamed, tears streaming down her face, but her throat was blocked, and she could only make muffled noises.
Old Xu slapped her across the face: "Shut up. If you dare to make a sound and attract attention, I'll say you seduced me and have someone throw you into the well to drown you."
Qian Xiaoni trembled and shook her head, begging for mercy. Old Man Xu ignored her and hurriedly went to undo his belt.
Just as he was about to climb up and bully Qian Xiaoni, Qian Xiaoni suddenly hardened her expression, raised her head abruptly, and slammed her forehead into Old Man Xu, making him dizzy.
"Ouch..." Old Xu cried out in pain, wanting to find someone to save him.
Qian Xiaoni was afraid of alerting others, who would then accuse her of "incest" and manipulate her for their own use.
Struggling to get up, he plopped down on Old Xu's face. No matter how much he struggled, he couldn't move an inch until Old Xu stopped moving, then collapsed to the side as if all his strength had given out.
After a while, I went to the kitchen and used a knife to cut the rope behind me. Because I couldn't see, my hands were cut. The wounds, some deep and some shallow, looked quite frightening.
Qian Xiaoni seemed oblivious to the pain, pried open the cabinet, took out the hard steamed bun inside, and started biting into it.
She gnawed away at the crumbs, leaving a trail of bits on the floor, but didn't care. She drank a couple of mouthfuls of water from the water tank before she finally felt better.
Thinking of the old man Xu who had abused her, and of the things the Xu family had done in her previous life, Qian Xiaoni gritted her teeth in hatred and unleashed an unprecedented power. She dragged the old man Xu out of the house and to the dry well where she had planned to commit suicide in her previous life, and threw him in.
With a loud thud, the heavy object landed on the ground, and Qian Xiaoni curled her lips into a wicked smile.
When they got home and found that no one was awake, they knew that Old Man Xu had tampered with their food.
In his past life, he did the same thing, putting everyone to sleep and then doing whatever he pleased.
In this life, Old Man Xu failed and was even killed by her own actions. Qian Xiaoni trembled slightly, both excited and frightened.
They sneaked into Old Mrs. Xu's room, turned over the jar where she hid her money, and found a thick stack of ten-yuan notes inside.
Qian Xiaoni counted the money; it was a full three hundred yuan, all sent back by Xiaotian. Yet, she and her son lived worse than beggars in this home.
Besides that, there were some loose change. Qian Xiaoni didn't count them exactly; she stuffed them, along with the large bills, into her clothes pockets and the hidden pockets of her underwear.
She then went to Xu Lao Er and Xu Lao San's place and ransacked the place, finding more than twenty yuan, which she didn't mind at all.
Back in his room, he found Little Stone lying on the cold, bare kang (heated brick bed), completely uncovered.
Her cheeks were flushed, and when she touched them, they were burning hot. Qian Xiaoni called her son several times, but he didn't respond. She panicked.
"Stone, don't scare your mother, wake up!"
Xu Lei remained completely still.
Qian Xiaoni quickly packed her luggage, hugged the stone to her chest, and rushed out of the Xu family's house.
In the darkness, she stumbled along, her heart pounding and hands trembling with hunger, her legs weak and her vision blurring from exhaustion, yet she dared not stop, fearing that the Xu family would take her back.
It wasn't until dawn, when I hitched a ride on an oxcart from another village to the county town, that I finally felt a little relieved.
She cried and begged at the hospital, which softened the nurse's heart, and she was sold two fever-reducing pills.
"Thank you, thank you!" Qian Xiaoni fed Analgin to Shi Tou, and then heard the nurse say, "He's had a fever for a while, so be prepared!"
"What do you mean? There's something wrong with this medicine? My Shitou will get better, nurse, right?" Qian Xiaoni's eyes were bloodshot, her fierce gaze making it seem as if she could jump up at any moment and strangle her.
The nurse was frightened by her frantic behavior and stammered, "She needs to eat something good and recover slowly!"
Qian Xiaoni nodded: "I understand, thank you!"
The nurse said "Oh," and hurried away. She felt incredibly stupid for helping a madwoman.
What if that child becomes mentally impaired, she...
Thinking of this, I couldn't help but shudder.
Seeing that everyone was looking at her, Qian Xiaoni was afraid of being recognized by acquaintances, so she quickly got up, picked up her son and left.
Passing by a state-run restaurant, smelling the delicious food inside, I checked my pockets for money and went in to eat my fill.
"Waiter, I'd like a braised pork belly, a crispy chicken, a bowl of white rice, a stir-fried bok choy, and a shredded potato dish."
"Can we finish this? You ordered so much! We don't tolerate waste here!"
Qian Xiaoni suddenly realized that this was the 1970s, and she wasn't yet the wife of a high-ranking official. Her cheeks flushed red. "I want half a portion of braised pork, half a portion of shredded potatoes, and a bowl of rice!"
"Three ounces of meat coupons, two ounces of grain coupons, plus ninety cents! Pay first, then serve the food!"
Qian Xiaoni took out a wad of bills, found the ones the other party needed, and sat down in a corner with her child in her arms.
She counted the rest of the money and put it in her pocket. Just then, the food was served, and Qian Xiaoni put her son down and began to wolf down her food.
"This meat is so greasy, so much oil, it'll give me fatty liver. And the shredded potatoes too, so much soy sauce, they don't look appetizing at all. And they're all so mushy, do they think I have bad teeth?"
Qian Xiaoni mumbled something under her breath, but it didn't stop her from eating the meat and vegetables. In just five minutes, she finished her meal. Then, with her head held high, she bought ten meat buns.
"That woman just now, is she out of her mind? She was saying our food was bad, but she was practically burying her head in her bowl."
"Master Zhao, look, there's not a drop of oil in the bowl. If I hadn't seen her eat it with my own eyes, I would have thought the plate was just washed."
Master Zhao chuckled but didn't reply. The waiter cleaned the counter and continued working.
Qian Xiaoni was just about to go to the station to catch her train when she felt her stomach rumbling.