Chapter 13: This is Pigâs Dung
Translator: Flying Lines
Proofread by Claire.KK
w.a.n.g Mudan (i.e. Peony) blushed and asked, âYou, you were sneakily watching us eat meat in the middle of the night?â
âWell, now you admit that you were eating dog meat, donât you?â said Li Hongmei angrily. âHumph, I was also fumbling down to your place with the smell of the meat. At the time I didnât expose this since I didnât want to embarra.s.s you. But look at you! We were rarely eating anything good while youâd rather shout it out for the whole village to hear!â
Chen Ju was smiling to herself. Chen Ju looked to be in a good relations.h.i.+p with w.a.n.g Mudan but she was actually hoping to see them make a scene like this.
But Chen Juâs pleasure from othersâ misfortune did not last, since Li Hongmei suddenly pointed to Chen Ju and said, âSo did my third sister-in-law. Last night, third brother came back from the town with some osmanthus cakes, right? Wrapped in oil paper which you brought back. The oil paper is still in the backyard!â
Then Li Hongmei asked Chen Juâs five-year-old daughter Xiao Baoxue, âBaoxue, tell auntie. Was the cake sweet at all?â
Chen Ju was trying to cover her hands over her daughterâs mouth but it was too late and Baoxue cried excitedly, âVery sweet!â
âSister-in-law, youâ¦â Chen Ju had been helping w.a.n.g Mudan to attack Li Hongmei. Now Li Hongmei suddenly exposed her secret, which made her flush with anger.
Old Mr. Xiao pounded his walking stick on the ground. âYou selfish and mean women. You dareâ¦dareâ¦â
But w.a.n.g Mudan had recovered. In order not to let old Mr. Xiao scold her, she once again aimed her fire at Li Hongmei. âSo what if we were really hiding something to eat? We somehow still know to eat secretly. How about you? You eat openly, and we have caught you. Arenât you too c.o.c.ky?â
âWhat am I c.o.c.ky about? I was eating pigâs offal, some garbage that you would have complained about if I cooked for you! Why should we not eat it openly?â answered Li Hongmei, standing akimbo.
âPigâs offal? You think Iâm blind or what. Youâve got meat-roasted pork!â said w.a.n.g Mudan.
Chen Ju also followed. âPigâs offal smells like s.h.i.+t but yours clearly has a meaty smell. You not only think we are blind, but treat us like we have stuffy nose.â
âYou donât believe me, do you? If you donât believe me, Iâll find evidence for you!â Li Hongmei was not afraid of them. She simply picked up a stick and picked out some pig manure from the yard when cleaning up the pigâs offal.
âSister-in-law, is it pigâs dung or not? Third Sister-in-law, come and have a look too. Isnât it pigâs s.h.i.+t?â Li Hongmei approached w.a.n.g Mudan and Chen Ju with a stick stained with excrement.
w.a.n.g Mudan and Chen Ju both were worried about being touched by it, so they then withdrew.
Li Hongmei was about to hold the stick in front of old Mr. Xiao and let him smell it, when Xiao Baoshan came out and stopped her. âMa, why arenât you going back to the room?!â
Xiao Baoshan took the leftover pigâs offal and went to old Mr. Xiao and said respectfully, âGrandpa, this is indeed pigâs offal, but itâs not been cooked the same way. You can taste it.â
The light outside the yard was good. One could see clearly that what was on the plate were pigâs guts.
Old Mr. Xiao wasnât going to eat any but Xiao Baoshan was standing still in front of him like a tree with a forceful aura, so he had no option but put one piece in his mouth.
It was actually tasty and there was no funny smell to it.
Old Mr. Xiao was going to eat another piece, so he asked, âWho made this?â
âIt wasâ¦â Xiao Baoshan looked at Ye Xiaoxian, wondering how he should address her.
Ye Xiaoxian curved her lips and was only wanting to see if Xiao Baoshan would address her as âmy wifeâ or âmy young brideâ or something similar.
âLittle Ye made them.â Xiao Baoshen didnât address her with any t.i.tle but just called her by her pet name.
âI didnât know that you could cook something nice like this. Before you lived apart, you didnât cook anything nice but now you are really capable!â Old Mr. Xiao ate while scolding Ye Xiaoxian.
After he finished scolding Ye Xiaoxian, he began to scold w.a.n.g Mudan and Chen Ju. âYou two, get the h.e.l.l out of the Xiao Family next time if you hide away food again! How dare you!â
w.a.n.g Mudan and Chen Ju felt extremely wronged.
Didnât your sons bring those things back home? Why should you only scold your daughters-in-law instead of your own sons?