The Peasant Wife: The Prime Minister's Beloved

His eyes were full of doting, and this simple meal became extraordinary because of the family reunion.

Chen Xi couldn't help but raise the corners of her mouth slightly when she heard this, with a mischievous light flashing in her eyes, "Oh, you've seen through my little tricks. Isn't my position as a sister in the family going to be in jeopardy?"

Xie Tianyi, who was standing by, held a cup of hot tea in his hand and smiled as he interrupted, "Stop joking. Eat the noodles while they're hot. The noodles won't taste good if they get cold."

Just like that, a simple yet loving breakfast slowly ended amidst the laughter of the three people.

At the same time, in the early morning by the river, the sunlight shines through the sparse clouds, dappling on the gurgling water.

Zhou Xuemei squatted on the shore, scrubbing clothes in her hands.

Suddenly, Fang Dazhu's wife, who was also washing, smiled meaningfully and casually said, "Hey, isn't this the eldest daughter-in-law of the Chen family? Today, everyone in the village has gone up the mountain to pick mushrooms. Why, you are the only one who doesn't have this blessing?"

Zhou Xuemei felt unhappy when she heard that. She rolled her eyes and said with a bit of helplessness and sarcasm, "Oh? So there is such a good thing? Why don't you go and join in the fun? Why didn't our family receive any news?"

Fang Dazhu's wife's eyes flashed with pride. She was obviously satisfied with Zhou Xuemei's reaction and continued to fan the flames: "Oh, you are still in the dark! No wonder you can wash clothes leisurely here. If it were me, I would have been scared."

Faced with this blatant provocation, the anger in Zhou Xuemei's heart spread rapidly like burning weeds.

He suppressed the anger in his heart, quickly packed his clothes, turned around and hurried home.

Fang Dazhu's wife looked at Zhou Xuemei's receding back, a satisfied smile on her lips, and continued to rub the clothes complacently, humming a light tune, thinking to herself: "Let's see how long you can be complacent, this time you will be in trouble."

When Zhou Xuemei returned to the Chen family residence, the frustration in her heart was like a flood about to burst the dam. As soon as she entered the door, she threw the backpack to the ground.

At this time, the old lady of the Chen family was sitting in a rocking chair in the yard, squinting her eyes and basking in the sun leisurely.

Hearing this, she couldn't help but look up at Zhou Xuemei, whose face was filled with anger, and her tone was full of concern and confusion: "What happened? She was fine when she left this morning, why does she look like she's been hit by a firecracker now?"

Zhou Xuemei's chest was heaving, and she was unable to calm down. She complained angrily, "Mom, how could you know what's going on outside when you're at home! I don't know what tricks that little girl Chen Xi used to bring everyone in the village to the mountains to pick mushrooms to make money, but our family was left out. How can I swallow this!"

Upon hearing this, Mrs. Chen frowned and her expression became serious. "What? She actually mobilized the whole village and excluded us? This child is getting more and more unreasonable! If I had known she would be like this, I should not have been soft-hearted and let her suffer a little more."

Inside the house, Zheng Cuihua was disturbed from her sweet dream by the noise outside. She walked out of the room yawning and rubbing her sleepy eyes, saying with a hint of impatience, "What are you guys yelling about? Are you going to let me sleep?"

"Hmph, go to sleep! Look at how arrogant Chen Xi has become. If she continues like this, I'm afraid our roof won't be big enough for her to step on!"

Zhou Xuemei responded unhappily, the indignation in her heart was like a wave that could not be calmed for a while.

Zheng Cuihua's face was full of confusion, her brows twisted into an unsolvable knot, her clear eyes stared at Old Lady Chen, her voice was a little bewildered: "What do you mean? Chen Xi... came to our house to take revenge on us?"

Old Mrs. Chen shook her head, her voice mixed with helplessness and sighs: "I heard from your eldest sister-in-law that Chen Xi is now leading the villagers to the mountains to pick mushrooms and selling them to make a lot of money, but he just missed our family. Isn't it obvious that he wants to go against us?"

When Zheng Cuihua heard this, she muttered to herself in her heart, and a barely perceptible bitter smile appeared on the corner of her mouth.

"Oh, Chen Xi has really made it. In the end, it's all your fault. You were so harsh to me before, how could Chen Xi not leave? Think about it, if Chen Xi was still here, I wouldn't have to do those heavy jobs, and I would have some spare money to spend, what a great thing. It's a pity that you treated Chen Xi and her brother as a burden and wanted to get rid of them as soon as possible. Now, everything you have now is your own fault."

She was thinking in her mind, as if she had already seen the easy life that could have belonged to her.

When Zhou Xuemei heard this, her face instantly darkened and dissatisfaction quickly accumulated.

"What kind of twisted logic are you talking about? Why are we wrong? When she was at the Chen family, didn't you often order her to do this and that? Now you want to put all the blame on us. You are really good at talking."

Seeing this, Mrs. Chen became even more anxious and slammed the table hard. The sound echoed in the house and was particularly harsh.

"Alright, alright, the family is about to go haywire! If you have the energy to argue, why can't you think of a solution to the problem? What problems can you solve by arguing like this, except for making things worse?"

Her tone was stern and heavy, and she was obviously extremely disappointed with this endless quarrel.

Zheng Cuihua was not willing to give in, her tone was a little sharp: "I am making trouble? Who started it? To be honest, this is called reaping what you sow. Back then, you, the eldest sister-in-law, beat and scolded Chen Xi and his sister. If it were someone else, it would be strange if they didn't hold a grudge now."

As soon as these words were spoken, the atmosphere in the room suddenly froze and became so tense that it was almost suffocating.

Zhou Xuemei could not stand such accusations. Her anger exploded instantly like a lit barrel of explosives.

She rushed forward, her finger almost poking Zheng Cuihua's nose: "Say it again? Retribution?! It's not your turn to make decisions in this family! Who do you think you are? How dare you talk to me like that!"

After saying that, the two of them started to wrestle with each other, and their anger and resentment completely erupted at this moment.

Zheng Cuihua was thin and weak, and was no match for Zhou Xuemei. After a few rounds, she was pushed to the ground. Zhou Xuemei sat on her and rained down punches on her.

Zheng Cuihua lay helplessly on the ground, her tears mixed with dust, and she cried desperately to Old Lady Chen for help.

After a while, Zheng Cuihua's already pretty face had several bright red marks, and her cheeks became swollen.

She was unwilling to give in and struggled to resist, but due to the disparity in strength, she could only endure it in vain.

Old Mrs. Chen witnessed all this, anger and grief intertwined, she shouted at the top of her lungs: "Stop! Are you guys trying to rebel against the heaven? Our family is in chaos enough, do you still want to kill each other?"