Pan Daidi went to the outhouse, and the thought of missing out on the pearl made her heart ache. She clutched her chest as she walked back to her own courtyard.
Although the village had electricity for the past two years, nine o'clock was considered nighttime in the countryside.
Especially for those who had to get up early to go out to sea the next day.
Pan Daidi's family didn't have a boat, so they didn't need to go out to sea, but they didn't have a TV or radio. To save on electricity bills, they went to bed early.
She returned to her room and lay on the bed alone, feeling heartache and resentment all night, as if she had missed out on a billion.
She barely slept all night and only fell asleep just before dawn. She woke up late in the morning and found that she was the only one in the house awake. She started making breakfast with a lot of clatter, creating a big commotion and waking everyone up.
Zhou Junjie came out of his room yawning and asked Pan Daidi, "Mom, what's there to eat? I'm hungry."
Pan Daidi flew into a rage and couldn't help but step forward and hit him, "Eat, eat, eat! All you know is eating all day long! You good-for-nothing!"
Zhou Junjie was beaten and dodged around, hiding directly behind his burly wife, "Mom, what's wrong with you?"
Pan Daidi's second daughter-in-law hurriedly used her large body to block Pan Daidi, "Mom, what happened?"
Her man had been sleeping ever since he came back from the beach. He didn't go out and do anything out of line last night!
Pan Daidi's eldest daughter-in-law and eldest son also came out of their rooms when they heard the noise, ready to watch the show.
What did the second brother do again? He didn't lose money again, did he?
Pan Daidi said unhappily, "That good-for-nothing kicked away a seashell yesterday, and the Zhou family found a pearl inside! Tell me, shouldn't I hit him! It's infuriating!"
He didn't even pick up a seashell that had a pearl inside, and even kicked it away.
Pan Daidi's second daughter-in-law's eyes widened, "Mom, what did you say? That spiky seashell had a pearl inside?"
Pan Daidi's eldest daughter-in-law also perked up, "Really had a pearl? Mom, how do you know?"
Pan Daidi said unhappily, "Tian Caihua said so, would that be fake? You good-for-nothing, if you hadn't kicked the seashell away, our family would have found a pearl!"
Pan Daidi's second daughter-in-law said anxiously, "Mom! Ah-Jie found that seashell first, so that seashell should be ours! We have to go ask the Zhou Chenglei family to return that pearl."
Pan Daidi was stunned for a moment, then slapped her thigh, "You're right! Why didn't I think of that? Ah-Jie found that seashell first, so it should be ours!"
Pan Daidi's eldest son, Zhou Junwen, felt that the two were simply being unreasonable, "Mom, once someone picks up a seashell, it belongs to them. Don't go and embarrass yourselves."
Pan Daidi: "How does it belong to them? Ah-Jie found it first."
Second daughter-in-law: "That's right, whoever finds it first, it belongs to them."
"Let's go, let's go get our pearl back!"
The mother-in-law and daughter-in-law rushed out aggressively.
Zhou Junjie also followed, mainly because he wanted to see Jiang Xia.
That arm, that leg, were really slender and white, just looking at them made one's blood rush.
Zhou Junwen wanted to follow, but his wife stopped him, "Don't go, it's embarrassing!"
After speaking, she pursed her lips, and a look of disdain flashed in her eyes.
Pan Daidi and her second daughter-in-law went out the door, turned a corner, and arrived at Jiang Xia's house.
The sun was out today, but the wind and waves at sea were still a bit strong, so Zhou Chenglei and Father Zhou didn't go out to sea.
After eating breakfast, Mother Zhou went out to water the vegetables, and Father Zhou and Zhou Chenglei went out to cut bamboo. They didn't have enough sun-drying mats, so they had to cut some bamboo to make more sun-drying mats to dry shrimp. Only Jiang Xia was at home alone.
The courtyard door wasn't closed, and in the countryside, people usually don't close their courtyard doors during the day when someone is home, so that neighbors can easily visit.
As soon as Pan Daidi entered the door, she first glanced around. Seeing that there was no one in the house and only Jiang Xia was watering the grape seedlings in the yard, she immediately put her hands on her hips and took the initiative to speak first, "Jiang Xia, take out the seashell and pearl that my son kicked in front of you yesterday and return them to me!"
Her second daughter-in-law followed, "That's right, my man found it first! Why did you pick it up!"
Jiang Xia poured half a spoonful of water into the roots of the grape vines, then straightened up and glanced at the three people who were rushing over aggressively, and said indifferently, "Where's the Imperial Decree?"
Pan Daidi was confused, "What Imperial Decree?"
"Without an Imperial Decree, why are you acting like you're here to interrogate me and ask me for the seashell and pearl? Who do you think you are? If I didn't know better, I would have thought you were a eunuch delivering an Imperial Decree! The Qing Dynasty has already fallen, go back to where you came from!" Jiang Xia looked at Pan Daidi with sarcasm, leading the way with two bodyguards on either side.
After speaking, she carried the bucket and continued to water the strawberries and the flowers in the corner of the wall.
Pan Daidi was about to explode with anger. This bitch was relying on her education to insult people without using a single curse word. She noticed that no one from the Zhou family was around, and Jiang Xia looked so delicate and weak. With three of them against one, a wicked idea was born. She went straight up and grabbed Jiang Xia's hair, "Are you going to hand it over or not! Quickly hand over the pearl and return it to me!"
Caught off guard, Jiang Xia's hair was grabbed from behind, and the pain almost brought tears to her eyes! She immediately slammed the water bucket onto the other woman's foot with all her might, then grabbed the other woman's hair and yanked it with a vengeance! Pan Daidi felt a pain in her foot from the bucket and let go, immediately after which Jiang Xia grabbed her hair and yanked hard, causing her to stagger and fall to the ground.
Seeing this, Pan Daidi's second daughter-in-law quickly rushed up to help, seizing the opportunity to grab Jiang Xia's hair.
Jiang Xia's other braid was also grabbed. She turned her head and used her other hand to grab Pan Daidi's second daughter-in-law's hair, yanking it with a vengeance. The mother and daughter-in-law's heads collided, causing them to see stars!
However, Pan Daidi's second daughter-in-law reacted extremely quickly, holding onto Jiang Xia's hair and using her large body to ram into Jiang Xia.
Pan Daidi was also large, and the two of them grabbed Jiang Xia's hair and used their combined weight to ram into her with all their might.
Jiang Xia grabbed their hair with both hands, kicking out a leg and tripping Pan Daidi's second daughter-in-law.
A clump of Jiang Xia's hair was pulled out, and the pain in her scalp made her even more ruthless! With a fierce yank, she had two large clumps of hair in her hands!
Pan Daidi was also pulled by Jiang Xia and fell on top of her second daughter-in-law.
Jiang Xia kicked them fiercely!
That ruthlessness frightened the mother and daughter-in-law! Three people came to her door to beat her, how could she not be ruthless? She knew she had to be!
The second daughter-in-law was pinned under Pan Daidi and couldn't get up. Terrified, she roared at the dumbfounded man standing on the side, "Are you dead? What are you standing there for? Aren't you going to help? Do you want to collect corpses?"
Pan Daidi was also in excruciating pain from Jiang Xia's kicks and was stunned, unable to get up at all: "Help!"
Zhou Junjie was also stunned. Regaining his senses, he quickly stepped forward, pretending to mediate: "Stop fighting! Stop fighting! Let's talk nicely, stop fighting..."
Zhou Junjie reached out and pulled Jiang Xia's slender, fair wrist, then let go. The inferiority in his bones surfaced, and he took the opportunity to reach for her waist
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