Old Mrs. Song is reborn; get out of here, you scumbag husband and illegitimate child!

Mei Fang mustered her courage and agreed, "Oh, right. My mother-in-law gave him five yuan."

"Alright. I heard Yang Dashan talking nonsense when he was drunk once, saying that your mother-in-law hid some money in the crack of the stone under the five-drawer table in her room."

Xiaoquan Brigade is located by the sea, and most of the houses there are made of stone.

Below are stones, above is mud and grass, and some houses are entirely made of stone.

For example, Song Xianglan's family is an example.

"Auntie. What do you mean..." Mei Fang's heart was in her throat. She glanced at the road and saw that there weren't many people around. "I... let me think about it."

"It was money your father-in-law sent to your household. You took the money and hid it, without telling anyone."

"Your spineless husband only knows how to hide behind his mother when things go wrong; he won't care about you or the kids at all."

Mei Fang is pregnant again.

The food at home is first given to the mother-in-law, then to the men, then to Rongbao, and then to the chickens, ducks, and herself.

"Thank you, Auntie."

Touching her belly, she gritted her teeth and thanked him.

He turned around and hurried off to work in the fields.

Song Xianglan went up the mountain.

The hill behind Xiaoquan Brigade is not high, and it is covered with fruit trees such as longan and lychee planted by the villagers.

Every year, there is a harvest, which is sent to the county cannery to be made into dried longan and canned lychees.

She found the place based on her memories of her past life.

It's a small cave; guerrillas once hid here and dug several meters deeper inside.

I crawled inside and dug around with a shovel.

Several wooden boxes with mother-of-pearl inlay came into view. Song Xianglan took an axe from the basket and split the boxes open.

A whole box of small and large yellow croakers—even someone as worldly as her from her past life couldn't help but swallow hard.

Zhang Yujuan has caused a lot of trouble for capitalists over the years, even stealing their things after reporting them.

They're all hidden here.

She turned all the boxes out.

I quietly went out and found a place, specifically near my own longan tree.

Song Xianglan remembered that there was a stone cave near the longan tree, and the entrance of the cave was blocked by a large rock.

She first went in and dug a deep pit, and when she encountered a rock blocking the way, she dug to the side.

I worked all afternoon.

She then moved over a few mother-of-pearl inlaid sandalwood boxes.

Exhausted, she slumped to the ground, panting heavily. "I'm getting old after all. Ten years ago, I could carry two big fat pigs."

Hahaha... They double-crossed each other, stealing from Zhang Yujuan's house.

Song Xianglan first buried the box containing the gold bars inside.

They opened another box, which was full of calligraphy and paintings, as well as bracelets, jade plaques, necklaces and the like.

They all look like old objects from hundreds of years ago.

She took a pair of jade bracelets and a small yellow croaker and put them in her bosom.

The other boxes contained porcelain, snuff bottles, small vases, and other similar items.

There's no cash.

They were all buried inside, and some coverings were made on the outside.

After coming out, they deliberately found a rock to cover the cave entrance. They also cut some vines and dragged them around for a while before pulling the vines down the mountain.

back home.

She was exhausted and poured herself a glass of cold water to drink.

I went to the henhouse and found some eggs.

I made several egg pancakes with three eggs and a little flour. I left one pancake for Song Tingting, and she ate the rest.

My two grandsons came back.

Smelling the eggs, I crouched down at the kitchen doorway.

"Grandma, did you steal some eggs?"

"Steal from your father. Do I need to steal eggs to eat them?" Song Xianglan gave the two little brats no kind look whatsoever.

Dazhuang had a round head and eyes that looked like slits. He thought for a moment, "My mom said that eggs are only for us to eat, and the old lady can have some sweet potato porridge with some dried radish."

Erzhuang smacked his fingers, "Grandma and Auntie can't eat eggs."

Song Xianglan picked up the pot scrubber.

Shoot at both of them.

Dazhuang tried to run away, but she held him down. She smacked his buttocks again and again with the pot brush.

They beat Da Zhuang, then beat Er Zhuang.

Before Chen Xiuqin even got home, she heard her two sons crying their hearts out.

He rushed in and met Song Xianglan's gaze.

She trembled for no reason.

"Mom, why are you hitting the child?"

"Lazy woman, where have you been since I told you to cook?" Song Xianglan walked over, grabbed her ear, and dragged her towards the kitchen. "Even the pigs in the house are more diligent than you. Pigs know how to dig for food in the dung, but all you know how to do is eat dung."

"Look at this cold stove and empty pot. Were you this lazy at home before?"

Chen Xiuqin tried to break free, but the more she pulled, the more painful it became for her ear.

"Mom, I'll cook right now."

"You're too lazy to do any work, and those two are slacking off too. You'll only have sweet potato soup tonight; there's no rice to cook for you." Song Xianglan rolled her eyes at her and went out, locking the bedroom door behind her.

Chen Xiuqin broke down.

"I want to separate from the family."

"Fine. You'll leave with nothing."

"Then give us back my money. Fine, I'll leave with nothing." Chen Xiuqin regretted not separating the family property back then; she should have just taken the three hundred yuan and lived separately. This old woman is getting more and more stingy.

"So, how much money have you taken from the Chen family since you got married?"

"I don't."

"Chen Xiuqin, I've kept all the accounts."

"You keep accounts for this too?" Chen Xiuqin was exasperated.

I peeled and cut the sweet potatoes into chunks, put them in a pot, and added water to make sweet potato soup. To increase the sweetness, I also added a handful of dried sweet potatoes to cook together.

She went to her private plot to pick melons and vegetables.

The ugly woman next door was also picking vegetables in her garden. "Chen Xiuqin, your mother-in-law has been heartbroken by you all."

Chen Xiuqin didn't care about any of that.

He cursed at the ugly woman and stormed off.

This prompted the ugly woman to spit at her, saying, "You deserve to be beaten every day."

After saying that, she was still completely baffled.

Song Xianglan has always been irritable with her second son and daughter, so why is she acting the opposite today?

Do not understand.

Song Xianglan went to Liu Dahua's house at the east end of the village.

Liu Dahua got married, and her husband was conscripted and went to the other side of the river with her.

She raised two children alone.

The mother-in-law missed her son and would often beat and scold her, saying that she was unfaithful and had ruined her son. She stayed in Xiaoquan Village and didn't leave, saying that she wanted to wait for the man on the other side of the river to return.

Liu Dahua's son got married and had two grandsons, and now her daughter-in-law is pregnant again.

My daughter married someone from the next village.

When Song Xianglan arrived at her house, she heard Old Lady Huang sitting at the door cursing.

"Liu Dahua, you heartless woman, give me back my son!"

"It's all because you had a sweet tooth and wanted to eat papaya."

Old Mrs. Huang was wearing a traditional Chinese jacket, her sparse hair styled into a bun. A yellow wildflower adorned her hair, and she wore a silver bracelet. She sat on the doorstep, muttering curses.

"Auntie, Dahua is a hero in your family; she gave your son a child."

You should treat her with respect, instead of constantly cursing her like this. Even the ancestors of the Huang family in the afterlife wouldn't be happy. You've squandered all their good fortune with your insults.

Grandma Huang rolled her eyes.

He turned around, presenting his back to her.

"She married into the family and caused me to lose my son."

"You don't only have this one son," Song Xianglan retorted. "Back then, many men were conscripted to the other side. Was it all Da Hua's fault?"

"Anyway, it's just her bad luck."

"Then your life isn't good either. You lost your husband in middle age, and your son went to the other side of the river. If you keep cursing like this, Da Hua won't take care of you in your old age." Song Xianglan, relying on her job at the slaughterhouse, never held back with her words.

Old Mrs. Huang only dared to reply in a low voice:

"Does she dare?"

"She's kind-hearted, thinking of her relationship with your son," Song Xianglan said, growing increasingly angry. "What do you think men are?"

"Dahua has been waiting for so many years, who knows if Huang Guoping has started a new family on the other side of the strait?"

Upon hearing this, Old Lady Huang beamed with joy.

"That's great. I was worried that no one would take care of Guoping."

Song Xianglan spat in anger:

"Big Flower has been taking care of you, old woman, for nothing."

Liu Dahua returned carrying a fish basket, with a fishing net slung over her shoulder. She went fishing in the sea just like the men, and for that, Old Lady Huang had scolded her countless times for being indecent.

They say she went into the sex industry to seduce random men.

Hearing Song Xianglan speak up for her, she gave a weary smile and asked, "Why are you here?"

After saying that, he stopped smiling.

Song Xianglan took the fish basket off her shoulder.

"I'd like to trade you duck eggs. Your daughter-in-law is about to give birth, would you like pig's feet or pig's kidneys?" Song Xianglan carried a fish basket filled with various kinds of fish, crabs, shrimp, and squid.

"Pork kidneys, please. Can we change the pork kidneys every five days while Haiyan is in postpartum confinement?"

In Xiaoquan Brigade, it is customary for new mothers to eat pork kidneys and drink rice wine.

It's said to be good for the kidneys and the lower back of postpartum women.

"Alright. Here, I'll give you two more pig's feet."

As Liu Dahua spoke, she spread out a fishing net in the yard, on which were some small leaf fish and stone gobies. She hopped them out one by one and placed them in a wooden basin.

"Xianglan, take some fish back with you later."