Chapter 14 (1/2)

Chapter 14 Flipping sweetpotato vines

Zhang Jiaohua was dumbfounded looking at all of this happening. He had seen what had happened with his own eyes. Zhang Youlian had been tripped by Jinhu causing him to fall down from the ridge into the field. Zhang Youlian slapped Li Yuju, and hit her absolutely just like a dog who has caught hold of a doll. In other words, all of the clamoring that was taking place, this was all incited by Jinhu and company. However, Zhang Jiaohua wasn't feeling guilty in the least, rather he was feeling very happy, yes, very happy.

Don't think that a brat's animosity doesn't pa.s.s the night. A brat that is able to recall animosity is really difficult to deal with, right. Zhang Jiaohua didn't go deal with the matter no matter how bad the situation got. It was breakfast time, Zhang Jiaohua happily pulled along his water buffalo as he returned home joyfully. At this time, Zhang Qianlong's family in his old house had recalled to mind sound of firecrackers. Actually, Zhang Youlian had profusely apologized to Li Yuju.

Zhang Youping after having dealt with his elder brother's matter, was going to help out Zhang Qianlong and could only think of coming back by evening. The entire house's affairs rested on one person, Liu Qiaoye.

Don't see that it is not the harvest season, an agrarian family’s busy life never ends. The sweet potato vines needed to be flipped, otherwise the sweet potato vines could sprout lots of lateral roots which in the future could turn into small sweet potatoes affecting the nutrition of the main root. Moreover, at the same time the weeds in the sweet potato area would also be cleared up. In the paddy fields, the barnyard gra.s.s and the various kinds of weeds must also be cleaned up promptly, otherwise if the barnyard gra.s.s seeds were to mature, its seeds would be sprinkled onto the rice paddy, and by the next season it would spell disaster for the rice. The late maturing corn could also be harvested. Taking advantage of the sunny weather, they must be picked as soon as possible, otherwise, once rain season approaches they would become spoiled......All of these matters were faced by each and every family of Meizi'ao needed to be dealt with one by one. Originally, the main labour force in the house would be Zhang Youping, but now the arduous tasks were pressed down completely onto Liu Qiaoye, a woman.

Zhang Jiaohua tied up the buffalo, and returned into the home. In the courtyard the area for drying corn was already stacked with stack of corn sticks. The corn sh.e.l.ls were still not ripped open, and its contents, the golden jade like corn still hadn't been exposed yet.

Liu Qiaoye had already been bustling about in the kitchen, preparing the breakfast.

”Mother. I'm home.” Zhang Jiaohua was preparing to share with his mother today's especially big news.

”Darling son, quickly wash your face, and sit down to eat breakfast.” Liu Qiaoye's kind voice immediately resounded out from the kitchen.

”Mother, do you know what Uncle did today?” Zhang Jiaohua ran into the kitchen, and asked mysteriously.

”Heh heh, what happened to Uncle today?” Such a big matter, it was impossible for Liu Qiaoye not to know, but she intentionally pretended not to know.

”He fell down into Jiujin's field, and destroyed a piece of crops. He even scolded Li Yuju, and afterward Uncle.....” Zhang Jiaohua vividly described today's events in the entirety.

”How do you know about it so clearly?” Liu Qiaoye looked at her son a bit strangely.

”Wasn't I still I pulling the buffalo through the boundary ridge of Uncle's fields....” Zhang Jiaohua said the main factor of the matter.

”This can lead to major trouble. Your Uncle will definitely put the blame of this matter on your head.” Liu Qiaoye knew Zhang Youlian was a man with small belly and chicken's guts[1], and afterwards he would surely harbor a grudge against Zhang Jiaohua. Even though, for this matter Zhang Youlian had only himself to blame.

”Can't blame me, can't we pa.s.s by the boundary ridge of their fields? Luckily, he is my Uncle nevertheless. When I was herding, not a single grain of their family was eaten, also not a single soybean was eaten.” Zhang Jiaohua wasn't afraid that Uncle will find him later to cause trouble. It would be good if he doesn't go finding trouble with Uncle himself. Today's matter had let Zhang Jiaohua understand how to deal with these kinds of bad people.

”Son, Uncle is still of the Elder generation, you are of the younger generation, the younger must respect the elder generation.” Liu Qiaoye said promptly.

”Then if he wanted to beat me without any rhyme or reason, can I still recognize him as an Elder? If he hadn't fell down into the field, then he would have definitely beat me up. He deserved to have bad luck! Just now his face had been scratched and torn by Jiujin's mother. This is called a wicked person will be hara.s.sed by another of like ilk.” Zhang Jiaohua chuckled.