Reincarnation in the 60s: My Spatial Supermarket Brings Forth Wealth-Chapter 230: The Chicken-Feeding Incident

After finishing the meal, Bai Rusheng played with the two little kids for a while, making them giggle nonstop.

Then reluctantly left after Lin Xue nodded.

Although he often came by to play with the two kids, he never had much to eat, maybe a tomato or melon gifted by his aunt, but he never had a meal at his uncle’s house.

However, that’s not completely true; before recognizing his uncle, Grandma would bring them over to eat at his uncle’s house.

He touched his round little belly, still remembering the things Grandma said in his little head.

But he quickly shook his head; his aunt, brother, and sister were all good people, and he couldn’t listen to Grandma’s words anymore.

And just like that, the well-fed little guy stumbled home.

It was still not dark yet, just after six, so those fetching water in the fields hadn’t returned home yet.

In the house, apart from the little daughter brought by his new aunt and him, the older siblings had gone to earn work points.

He carefully walked back home, trying to sneak into their own room.

Just then, the daughter his new aunt brought over noticed him.

"Bai Rusheng, where did you run off to? I’ve been looking for you for a long time!" Seven-year-old Sun Lili, took after her mother in appearance, and was quite striking.

But her eyes darted around, clearly revealing her mischief.

"Why are you looking for me?" Bai Rusheng didn’t particularly like this sister, rarely playing with her, as she often tattled, lied, and secretly tried to bully him.

"Grandma said we need to pick grass to feed the chickens! There are three chickens! How can I feed them all on my own? Come with me!" Sun Lili stepped forward, grabbing hold of Bai Rusheng.

"It’s so late, why pick grass now? If you want to go, you go by yourself!" Bai Rusheng shook her hand off and was about to return to his room.

"But Grandma said long ago, and I couldn’t find you for so long! That’s what delayed everything! If we don’t feed them, we’ll get beaten later!" Sun Lili stepped forward again, holding Bai Rusheng, refusing to let him go.

"Let go of me! Stop pulling me, okay?" Bai Rusheng shook his hand free with force, and Sun Lili ended up falling to the ground.

"Why are you throwing me down? Waaaah..."

Just like that, the little girl burst into loud sobs.

Wang Xiaoping, the idle new aunt, heard her daughter’s crying and rushed out.

"What’s going on, what’s going on? What happened here? Why are you hitting your sister, Bai Rusheng? At your young age, you don’t behave! Hitting your sister?" She dashed over, pulling the stunned Bai Rusheng aside, and went to comfort her crying daughter.

Bai Rusheng, still a young six-year-old being pushed away by an adult, couldn’t hold back his tears.

Grandma Bai, who was sun-drying vegetables, heard the commotion, quickly put down the half-dried beans, and rushed over.

Although she had brought her eldest son back, this little grandson was her precious one, very dear to her.

"What are you doing, Wang Xiaoping! You dare hit my grandson, who gave you the courage to hit my grandson? I won’t forgive you!" She rolled up her sleeves and charged forward.

Though Wang Xiaoping had been difficult these days by not going to work, she was never afraid to clash with Grandma Bai.

But realizing she had pushed someone’s little grandson, which was her fault, she was indeed startled when Grandma Bai rushed over, sleeves rolled up.

"Mom, wasn’t it Rusheng who hit Sister Lili? I saw that Lili was crying sadly, so I pushed Rusheng away; I didn’t hit him!" Wang Xiaoping quickly explained, pulling her daughter behind her.

"If you didn’t hit him, then why is he crying like this? Who else but you would do this around here? Either you or that pesky girl of yours must have done it!" Grandma Bai scolded while helping her little grandson up.

"Grandma, I didn’t hit Sun Lili!" Bai Rusheng, now being held by Grandma, stopped crying and explained, "She grabbed me and wouldn’t let go, I shook my hand free and she fell!"

Upon hearing this, Grandma Bai quickly asked, "Dear grandson, then why are you crying?"

"Because Aunt pushed me down! It hurt!" The little fellow eloquently recounted the event.

"I... I didn’t mean to push you down! I just pulled you a bit!" Wang Xiaoping quickly defended herself.

"You wretch, I’ll beat you for pushing my grandson!" Grandma Bai wouldn’t hear any more explanations; since her grandson said he was pushed, then he was pushed.

She briskly dealt several blows to Wang Xiaoping, who wasn’t one to be taken lightly, unable to endure being hit like this by Grandma Bai.

"Mom! Let me tell you, I’m pregnant, if you injure me, your son, about to turn forty, will have no children, and there’ll be no one to send him off at his deathbed! You think carefully about that!"

This shout brought Grandma Bai back to her senses; this loud woman had been claiming she was pregnant, and if it were true, she really couldn’t beat her like this.

"Speak up, you pesky girl, why were you grabbing my grandson?" Since she couldn’t deal with the big one, the little one could still be handled, Grandma Bai pointed at the now-silent Sun Lili.

The little girl hadn’t really hurt herself; she had long stopped crying. When Grandma Bai questioned her, she quickly shrunk behind her mother.

"Grandma, she said you asked me to feed the chickens and was looking all over for me. But I’m so hungry and weak, can’t I rest a bit before feeding the chickens? But she wouldn’t let go, saying I couldn’t come inside without feeding the chickens first!" Bai Rusheng tugged at his grandmother’s arm and whispered.

Upon hearing this, Wang Xiaoping turned to look at her daughter, and seeing the expression on her face, she knew it was true.

She internally blamed her daughter. These days, staying home not working had been hard enough, and this darn girl was stirring trouble, exactly like her late father, nothing but trouble.

She regretted not leaving the girl with her grandparents, and instead bringing her along.

"Mom, perhaps Lili just wanted some company to do the chores together. Since Rusheng is tired, let him rest then! I’ll feed the chickens!" Wang Xiaoping quickly tried to placate.

No choice, to survive in this household, she couldn’t always confront this old woman head-on; she needed to yield when necessary.

"Hmph... do you think you’re so important and valuable? Aren’t you pregnant? Didn’t you say you couldn’t handle much work? You should rest! Today, no one will help that little troublemaker!" Grandma Bai spoke in a mocking tone, "Let that troublesome girl do the chores! She can’t eat until the chickens are fed!"

Although there were only three chickens, it was difficult to find grass now. All the nearby grass had already been picked, and with the drought, none had grown back. To find more, one would have to go far, taking over an hour just to pick some. It was exhausting, especially with a meager diet, making the trek to the foot of the distant mountain hard.

That’s why Sun Lili kept delaying and tried dragging Bai Rusheng along in the end.

Actually, Grandma Bai never said Bai Rusheng had to pick grass, which is why he shook off Sun Lili and refused to go with her.

"Mom..." Wang Xiaoping began to plead.

"If you’re feeling okay, you can start work tomorrow!" Grandma Bai retorted viciously, extinguishing what little affection Wang Xiaoping had left for her daughter.