My Beloved Super Fierce Wife-Chapter 209, you are really worse than a pig.
Chapter 209: 209, you are really worse than a pig.
Li Xiuli’s face was adorned with a thick smile, her lips seemingly unable to close.
"We’re all from the same brigade, why bother with such polite talk?"
In her heart though: If it hadn’t been for Tangtang, would that fearsome wild boar have been so easily dealt with?
Li’s mother spoke the perfunctory words.
However—
Zhou Mei only needed a few sentences to effortlessly trip her up.
"Isn’t it all thanks to my little sister-in-law?"
"You’ve got a great deal, those big wild boars were all beaten to death by my family’s Tangtang with just a few punches."
"And to think she still has to share the meat, I truly feel for Tangtang, it’s so unfair!"
She scrunched up her face, looking as aggrieved as if her own flesh had been sliced off.
She offended people as soon as she opened her mouth.
Li Xiuli’s face darkened as if it had been painted, her blood pressure nearly spiking to 140.
She was so angry she felt it dragging down her chest.
This silly girl...
Ning Xinrou was sorting vegetables in her hands, hearing her sisters-in-law’s conversation, she appeared calm, as if she was used to it.
She unflappably patched up for Zhou Mei.
"Mei Zi is just worried about Tangtang, don’t mind her harsh words, aunties. After all, the wild boar really was frightening, and seeing Tangtang, such a young girl, charging at it truly scared us all."
Her words distracted everyone’s thoughts.
"It really was scary! My heart is still thumping."
"Your Tangtang is so brave, daring to charge at that black mountain boar..."
"Tangtang indeed contributed greatly to the butchering, we should ask the Captain to give Tangtang a little more of the good meat later."
The villagers were all simple and kind-hearted.
Having meat to eat was enough for them, they weren’t that greedy.
Besides, Lin Tang had truly been a great help.
They all knew that if Lin Tang hadn’t taken down the wild boars so swiftly, resolving the situation with the livestock wouldn’t have been so quick.
Seeing that the villagers didn’t care about the younger daughter-in-law’s words, Li Xiuli looked a little better.
Lucky that the elder daughter-in-law was sensible and knew how to speak.
Otherwise, she would have been driven mad by her younger daughter-in-law’s mouth.
"Know..." Knowing is good!
Zhou Mei opened her mouth, but before she could finish her sentence, Li Xiuli pinched her arm.
Turning her head to meet her mother-in-law’s eyes cold with disapproval, Zhou Mei gestured a zipping motion over her mouth.
She quietly started working.
No need to talk if no words were needed, after all, she had already achieved her goal.
Soon enough, Jiang the butcher had finished slaughtering all the pigs.
A row of plump meat was laid out on the chopping board, particularly eye-catching.
"All right, it’s all done." Jiang the butcher washed his hands in a basin on the side.
Lin Fu smiled and instructed someone to give him three pounds of pork and a few pounds of bones.
"Thank you for your hard work, these few pounds of meat will be your payment for coming over, hope you don’t mind."
Jiang the butcher, who had expected at most one or two pounds for himself, was thrilled when Shuangshan Brigade so generously gave him three pounds of good meat along with bones.
A big yellow grin spread across his face.
"This is meat, who would mind? Thank you, and remember to call on me if there’s ever a need again."
Three pounds of meat was really quite a lot.
It would last for a long time.
Lin Fu smiled gently, a shrewd glint in his eyes.
"Of course, in case of another occurrence, we’ll definitely not forget you."
Giving so much meat wasn’t about showing off generosity; the brigade had raised so many pigs, they might need help by the end of the year.
Lavish rewards ensure willing service.
Having received a firm promise, Jiang the butcher went home beaming with happiness.
His wife and children at home were sure to be delighted.
This trip was well worth it!
After Jiang the butcher had left, the village truly came alive.
The brigade cadres were dividing the meat, with a few people preparing the pork dishes from the butchered pigs.
At the chopping board.
Lin Fu held a bloody cleaver in his right hand, with a scale beside him and Li Jiancai assisting him on the other side.
The wild pigs, which seemed to have run down from the deep mountains, had a lot of fat on them.
Meat was distributed according to the number of family members; families with more members got around three to four catties (pounds), while the others received about one to one and a half catties.
It was soon the Lin Family’s turn.
Lin Fu looked at his niece with pride on his face.
"The success in bringing down these pigs has a lot to do with Comrade Lin Tang. Our brigade cadres have unanimously decided to give Comrade Lin Tang’s family ten catties of pork and five catties of bones. Does anyone have any problems? If you do, speak up."
Many villagers had seen Lin Tang kill the wild pig.
Knowing that they could only get meat thanks to her, basically, no one had any objections.
Wang Zhaodi, who was in line behind, absolutely didn’t believe Lin Tang could have killed a wild pig and thought the Captain was favoring his niece, so she looked quite upset.
"I disagree!" she shouted loudly.
"On what grounds?"
"Captain, you are showing favoritism to your own family!"
"I don’t believe Lin Tang could kill a wild pig; even a fool wouldn’t believe that. Don’t think you can fool me."
Villagers who saw Lin Tang’s display of immense strength: "..." The Wang family’s girl has made a fool of herself again, so naïve!
Wang Zhaodi, mistaking the villagers’ looks of incredulity for admiration, stood with her hands on her hips, her face as red as a monkey’s behind.
She spoke in a tone that was proud and smug.
"Exactly as I said, right? She can’t even beat me, who is worse than a wild pig, so how could she possibly kill a wild pig? At least make up a credible excuse!"
With her around, did Lin Tang think she could take advantage of the brigade? No chance at all.
Lin Tang had never seen someone crazy enough to insult themselves; she couldn’t help but snort with laughter.
"...Well, you’re right, you are indeed worse than a pig."
Everyone around, hearing this, burst into laughter.
"Zhaodi, what’s gotten into you that you feel the need to compare yourself with a pig?"
Those with particularly sharp tongues even said, "It’s not nice to say this, but you really can’t compare to a pig; a pig can at least be eaten, what about you?"
Wang Zhaodi’s face turned an ashen hue with anger, feeling as if the whole world was against her.
These people were too cruel!
She suppressed her rage, glared at Lin Tang, and shouted, "In any case, the Captain can’t be partial to the Lin family, otherwise... otherwise, I’ll go to the commune and report you."
Wu Chunhua was also dissatisfied with the Lin Family getting so much pork and did not stop Wang Zhaodi.
They were all from the same brigade, so why should Li Xiuli’s family get more than hers?
Lin Fu glanced at Wang Zhaodi without a hint of expression.
He weighed out ten catties of pork and added a few catties of bones, then passed it to Lin Tang unhesitatingly and confidently.
He even said, "Go ahead and report!"
"If I Lin Fu even blink, you can take over as the Captain."
Wang Zhaodi was rendered speechless, "...."
Her mind was in turmoil.
She had even threatened to report to the commune, yet couldn’t they seem even slightly agitated?
Wang Xuemei, who stood behind Lin Tang, shifted forward, nudging aside Wang Zhaodi with her shoulder.
"Captain, it’s my turn now."
As she spoke, she looked toward Lin Tang with a kind gaze, "Tangtang, can you carry something so heavy? If you can’t, wait for your third brother to finish moving the tables and chairs, and he can help you. Don’t strain yourself."
In the eyes of the villagers, Lin Tang was still that sweet kid with the worn backpack and a steamed bun face obediently going to school.
Even after killing a wild pig, their impression of her hadn’t changed.
They completely ignored Wang Zhaodi as if she were thin air.
Lin Tang picked up the meat and bones effortlessly.
"I can, it’s not heavy."
Wang Xuemei’s eyes, softened by the years, gleamed with increased affection.
"Well done."
"Don’t listen to those who can only badmouth others. You deserve this meat, others may not know how dangerous wild animals can be, but I do."
She said with a conviction that weighed more than a thousand words from anyone else.