Joyful Motherhood in a Rural Family

Chapter 57: Chapter 54: Do It for Your Own Good

Translator: 549690339

However, since he didn’t want to talk about it, Liu Sisi naturally didn’t press further.

Not only was this lunch eaten late, but it was also eaten with a very oppressive atmosphere. The two children also sensed the abnormality in the adults and quietly ate the dishes in their bowls, not making a sound.

Only Di Yelei continued to place meat and scooped soup into Liu Sisi’s large bowl as usual, filling it almost to the brim, before turning to give each of the two children a few pieces of meat. He then buried his head in the bowl, eating the coarse grains with wild vegetables.

Liu Sisi’s appetite was small to begin with, so she couldn’t finish so much meat even if she tried.

“YingEr, be good, eat more meat.”

Liu Sisi turned her head and put all the meat pieces from her bowl back into the large bowl, and finally, with only two pieces of meat left, she continued eating silently.

Di Yelei’s eyes dimmed for a moment, but then returned calm. Frowning but not saying anything.

After lunch, Liu Sisi coaxed YingEr into taking a nap, but ended up falling asleep herself as well. Having slept poorly from the continuous shocks and fears of last night, she only woke up when the sun was about to set.

YingEr was already up, and after searching around the house for a while, no one was found.

After a moment of hesitation, Liu Sisi picked up the basket and prepared to go out to dig wild vegetables.

As soon as she was at the village entrance, she saw YingEr and Xuan’er playing and frolicking with a few children under a willow tree on the riverbank, including Zhang Yun from Zhang Peng’s home. Only then did Liu Sisi feel at ease, continuing to walk along the mountain road.

She was quite skilled and fast at digging wild vegetables. Before long, she had collected enough for half a basket. Along the way, she encountered several fellow villagers working in the fields, most of them staring at her curiously and whispering to each other.

Liu Sisi didn’t mind and continued to dig wild vegetables.

“Third Son Di’s wife, are you digging wild vegetables too?”

The sudden call made Liu Sisi look up and it was the Land Officer calling her.

In the remote Upper Village, the Land Officer was the highest authority in people’s eyes, usually having the final say in everything.

Seeing the Land Officer beckoning to her, Liu Sisi hurriedly smiled and paid her respects, “Mr. Land Officer is busy with farm work.”

“There’s no farm work for me to do. I rented out all my land, and I’m just idling out of boredom. I came to the fields to get some vegetables to eat at home. I see you’re digging wild vegetables? Take this bunch of rape greens back home to eat. Don’t let the sun get to it, or else Ye Lei will be distressed.”

Land Officer smiled kindly and handed over a bunch of rape greens. When Di Yelei separated from the main family, he didn’t receive any land, and Mr. Land Officer naturally knew it well.

Liu Sisi naturally accepted the vegetables since Mr. Land Officer was giving them to her in front of everyone, “Sisi thanks Mr. Land Officer for his kindness, thank you.”

Happy to receive the rape greens, Liu Sisi’s gaze fell on another type of vegetable nearby, and her eyes suddenly brightened! Wasn’t this water spinach?

Water spinach is also known as hollow-hearted vegetable. This vegetable grows easily and has high yields. If she could plant a small corner with it, there would be no need to dig wild vegetables every day!

“Mr. Land Officer, is this water spinach yours as well? Can you spare me a few plants? I’d like to take them home and plant some too.”

Mr. Land Officer apparently didn’t expect Liu Sisi to take an interest in the vegetable; after a momentary pause, he randomly picked a few plants and handed them to her.

“No problem. However, Third Son Di’s wife, it’s good that you want to be self-reliant upon arriving at Upper Village. But Miao Cuihua is so muscular and strong… it’s better to keep your distance from her. Don’t provoke that mad woman with just a momentary quarrel.”

So Mr. Land Officer also knew about what had happened at the riverbank yesterday.

Liu Sisi put the water spinach in her basket and then smiled: “If Mr. Land Officer knows about yesterday’s event, you must have also heard about the whole story. From now on, she won’t bother me, and I will keep my distance. However, if she keeps deliberately insulting the deceased, I cannot guarantee that what happened yesterday will not happen again.”

Mr. Land Officer originally wanted to mention yesterday’s incident just to remind Liu Sisi, who looked so weak and delicate. But seeing her talk like this, he became angry.

He blew his beard and glared: “If you don’t listen to advice, then take care of yourself!”

Having spoken those words, he turned his back to Liu Sisi and didn’t bother with her anymore.

“Mr. Land Officer’s advice, Sisi will naturally listen to and take to heart. However, as the old saying goes, ‘People who are kind will be taken advantage of, and horses that are kind will be ridden.’ Sisi is acting like this only to be able to stand firm in this place. Our children at home are still young, Mr. Land Officer, Sisi will leave first.”

After finishing what she had to say, Liu Sisi turned around and left.

As she just said, if she came across as truly weak and submissive, would people like Miao Cuihua let her off the hook?

Watching Liu Sisi’s receding back, Mr. Land Officer secretly sighed. Wasn’t it true that kind people get bullied? It seemed that Third Son Di’s wife saw through it quite well!

If Sisi had just obediently agreed, he would have been happy on the surface, but deep down, he would have inevitably looked down on her even more.

Her rebuttal at the moment, however, changed his initial impression of her and made him view Liu Sisi more favorably.

Third Son Di’s wife didn’t seem as bad as the rumors suggested!

When Liu Sisi came back home, Di Yelei still hadn’t returned.

She went around the courtyard and finally chose a large feed trough in the corner, which seemed to be used for feeding pigs or horses. Inside it, there was more than half the trough filled with water, and moss was growing around it. It was perfect to plant water spinach!

Liu Sisi brought some soil to fill half of the feed trough, mixed it with the original silt in the trough, and then planted the little water spinach she had.

The setting sun’s afterglow fell beside her, and a few strands of stubborn hair hung down on her face, making her face more beautiful and radiant, stunningly beautiful.

On her delicate skin, a few droplets of fragrant sweat were rolling, slipping down her chin.

Her slender body moved with her hands, making her full chest and slim waist appear even more alluring to him.

Di Yelei came in from outside just in time to see this beautiful scene in front of him. A colorful halo in his eyes scattered, and the surrounding images gradually disappeared.

In his eyes, there was a little mud-playing fairy in front of him.

Her slightly upturned lips looked somewhat playful, and the wind blew her black hair strands into her line of sight.

She couldn’t help but gently raise her arm, using her sleeve to wipe the sweat off, her big, moist, and shy eyes glanced around and happened to meet Di Yelei’s gaze.

When did Ye Lei come back? A hint of surprise flashed by in her eyes.

“Where did this water spinach come from? The mud is dirty, let me plant it, and you go and wash your hands.”

Di Yelei had already rolled up his sleeves and took the plants from Liu Sisi’s hands, quickly planting them as he spoke.

“It was given to me by Mr. Land Officer. There were quite a few people who saw it at the time.”

A strange look flickered in Liu Sisi’s eyes, questioning her as soon as he came back. Was he worried she had spent his money?

She unconsciously pursed her lips, and couldn’t help but speak sarcastically: “What, are you worried that I’m recklessly spending your money?”

Hold on, money? Money…

Liu Sisi suddenly turned pale as if a broken string had suddenly been reconnected in her mind!

Last night’s thief…

She suddenly got up and ran into the house like a madwoman!