Chapter 12 - How Could You Eat Nice Food Alone Without Sharing? (2/2)

Li Hongmei said proudly, “Yes, Baoshan brought it from the town.”

Only the other two sons of old Mr. Xiao usually brought things back home and it was the first time that this happened to Li Hongmei’s household, so it was no wonder that she was so happy.

w.a.n.g Peony saw that all of them had greasy lips from enjoying the food and she began to feel jealous.

She then shouted at the top of her lungs, “I wondered why you were in such a hurry to live apart. Turns out you got something good and no longer wanted to share it with us the poor relatives!”

w.a.n.g Peony’s shouting brought old Mr. Xiao and Mrs. Xiao née Chen, out as well.

“What’s this ‘something good’?” asked old Mr. Xiao leaning on walking stick.

“Pa, the Hongmei’s are eating something nice, something brought by Baoshan from the town; a huge bowl of pork fried golden-crispy, alas, no wonder they were in a rush to live apart. They just want to eat these goodies alone.”

The maiden name of Mrs. Xiao née Chen, is Chen Ju. She was surprised at first and then sneered. “The Hongmei’s were always taking advantage of us before Baoshan came home. As soon as Baoshan returned, they couldn’t wait to live apart. It turns out that they’re trying to hide away their fancy food without sharing it with us.”

“…”

w.a.n.g Peony and Chen Ju were acting like a duo, plus a furious old Mr. Xiao was about to let out his anger.

At that moment, Li Hongmei suddenly shouted in a high-pitched voice. “Elder Sister-In-Law, was the dog meat you brought from the town the day before yesterday tasty?”

w.a.n.g Peony was stunned and started to feign ignorance, “Dog meat? What do you mean?”

Li Hongmei pointed to the gate of the yard. “Don’t act dumb, Elder Sister-in-law. It’s three jin of dog meat. You ate it secretly at night. The dog bone was buried under the second plum tree at the gate of the yard. Pa, if you don’t believe me, you can go and look yourself. I heard that dog meat was the best tonic. It benefits a man’s kidneys, a woman’s waist, and an elder’s legs and feet. They didn’t even leave a dog hair for you. Pa, if you don’t believe me, you can dig it up. ”

Hearing this, everybody’s eyes were aiming at w.a.n.g Peony like gun barrels.

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