PFC Chapter 29 The food was poisoned.
Chapter 29 The food was poisoned.
As soon as Su Laosan chased after her out of the main room, he grabbed Lin's arm and whispered:
"Wife, are you silly? Don't you understand why I wanted that piece of land halfway up the mountain?"
Already in a fit of anger, Lin glared at Su Laosan and snapped:
"Hmph, you're just afraid your father and sister-in-law will suffer, but you're not afraid of me suffering!"
Upon hearing this, Su Laosan quickly put his arm around Lin's shoulder and whispered in her ear:
"You don't know, that piece of land halfway up the mountain is the smallest piece of land in our Su family's land. Don't you think about it? Neither of us has ever farmed before. What if we can't grow any crops?"
When Lin heard that the plot of land was the smallest, she wasn't so angry anymore. Instead, she turned to look at Su Laosan with a puzzled expression.
"How to fix it?"
"Oh, isn't that plot of land my second brother owns? When we go down the mountain, we'll keep an eye on how his crops are growing. Once they're ripe, we can just sneak a peek and pick some. You're not going to go hungry if you're with me, are you?"
Upon hearing this, Lin's eyes lit up, and she grabbed Su Laosan's hand, smiling as she said:
"Third brother, our family really can't function without you. I knew you were the smartest!"
Su Laosan glanced at Lin Shi with a smug look on his face, then pulled her into the house.
The next day,
Su Banxia finally felt at ease, because managing that piece of land on Dwarf Mountain was all for the sake of her family's future.
Actually, on the night she was struck by lightning, Su Banxia had carefully observed the terrain of Dwarf Mountain. The mountain wasn't large, but it had mountains and water, so the scenery was naturally exceptional.
Moreover, that place is quite a distance from the old Su family house. If the second branch of the family really wants to establish their own household in the future, then choosing the land at the foot of Dwarf Mountain to build a house would be the best option.
People who live near mountains live off the mountains, and those who live near water live off the water. With both, they naturally won't go hungry.
Su Banxia was determined to acquire the land at Dwarf Mountain for two reasons. First, she wanted to rebuild the thatched hut at the foot of Dwarf Mountain, which had been struck by lightning, into a brick house.
Furthermore, she discovered that there were many precious medicinal herbs in the Dwarf Mountain area that night. If she stayed in Dwarf Mountain, wouldn't she become rich?
Su Banxia was so happy just thinking about it that she didn't feel like sleeping in today. She got up early to wash up and go to work in the fields with Su Hanzhang and the others.
When the family arrived at the field, Su Banxia frowned as she looked at the barren land and said:
"This land hasn't been weeded yet this year?"
Su Hanzhang laughed as he hoeed the weeds:
"Yeah, we haven't even gotten to this piece of land yet this year!"
Upon hearing this, Su Banxia stomped her foot angrily and said:
"Wasn't all that hard work for them before just for our own benefit?!"
As Wang Guihua cleared away the weeds, she got up and said to Su Banxia:
“Banxia, we’ve been doing this for so many years, it won’t make a difference if we do a little more work. The key is that we won’t have to work for them anymore. Your father and I have discussed it and decided that we’ll just take care of our own little plot of land from now on.”
Su Banxia could only nod in agreement. After all, she had witnessed her parents' changes. Weeding was not a big job, just tiring. The second branch of the family had more people, so they would probably finish the job quickly.
Thinking this, Su Banxia followed behind and helped pull weeds. However, after working for half a morning, Su Banxia's stomach started growling with hunger. She thought that she should go up the mountain to find something good to eat for lunch today, so as to improve the meals for her family.
So she secretly left the field and headed up the mountain, but unfortunately, her luck wasn't great that day. She walked for a long time without seeing any prey that seemed to come to her.
But Su Banxia was undeterred and continued walking up the mountain. When she reached the summit, she noticed a thatched hut with smoke rising from it in the distance, and she was immediately surprised.
Unexpectedly, there were actually people living on the mountaintop. Su Banxia wanted to see what kind of people would choose to build a house on the mountaintop, so she went closer to take a look.
Passing through a low bamboo grove, I came across a farmhouse courtyard. The yard was simply enclosed by a waist-high bamboo fence, and inside was a large pot that was steaming.
Su Banxia stood outside the courtyard and shouted into it:
"Hello, is anyone here?"
Su Banxia called out for a while but no one answered, so she pushed open the courtyard gate and went in. She saw that the big pot was almost dry and there was a plate of pork next to it. The owner must have been cooking, but she didn't know where he was.
Su Banxia swallowed hard when she saw the pork. She thought that the pot was already hot and if she didn't put the pork slices in soon, it would burn. So she quickly put the fatty pork in the pot to render the oil first, and then took out some seasonings from her space. In no time, she made a plate of fragrant twice-cooked pork.
Su Banxia placed the meat on the table. Seeing a vegetable garden in the courtyard, she picked some greens and stir-fried them. After finishing the dish, Su Banxia went inside to find someone.
The furnishings in the small house were very simple, with only a single bamboo bed, a set of table and chairs, a large wooden box, and some bows and arrows.
"What are you doing at my house?"
A cold voice sounded behind Su Banxia.
Su Banxia quickly turned around and saw that the person who came was Wei Kezhi.
"It's you! This, this is your home?"
Wei Kezhi looked at Su Banxia warily, then nodded.
Su Banxia smiled awkwardly.
"I was just passing by and saw that the big pot in the yard was about to boil dry, so I cooked the vegetables for you. By the way, you should go out and eat quickly, or it will get cold."
Without further ado, Su Banxia grabbed Wei Kezhi's arm and headed out of the courtyard.
Although Wei Kezhi felt a little awkward being pulled like this, she didn't resist and just silently followed her.
The two sat down at the stone table outside the courtyard. Wei Kezhi looked at the food laid out before him, swallowed hard, and then handed the chopsticks to Su Banxia, saying coldly:
"you eat first."
Su Banxia was deeply moved by these words. She hadn't expected that Wei Kezhi, such a cold-faced man, would be so considerate, even letting her eat first.
He quickly picked up his chopsticks, took a bite of meat, then a bite of vegetables, and nodded contentedly.
"My cooking skills are really good!"
After seeing Su Banxia swallow the food in her mouth, Wei Kezhi quickly snatched the chopsticks from her hand and started eating with the other end.
Su Banxia looked at Wei Kezhi in shock. Only now did she realize that the man had made her eat first because he was afraid that she had poisoned the food. Wei Kezhi had only started eating after confirming that the food was safe.
Thinking this through, Su Banxia felt her kindness had been completely wasted. She slammed her hand on the table and sneered:
"I poisoned this food. Do you want the antidote?"