Old Hu Er and Wang Guizhi were so furious after learning what Su Qiao had done that they trembled with rage.
It was bad enough that she ran wild at home, but now she was causing trouble outside as well. To everyone in the village, Su Qiao was currently their daughter-in-law—their son's wife.
In the end, the couple could only apologize to the others as politely as possible, compensate them with some money, and promise that they would discipline Su Qiao after she returned. Only then did the matter die down, and they sent everyone away.
Because of what had happened last night, the couple had already been stifling with resentment. Now they were so furious they felt sick with anger.
Yet they were too embarrassed to tell outsiders about these things at home.
The couple were so worried and angry that they did not even eat lunch. They went to work in the fields, carrying their bodily pain and pent-up frustration with them.
Su Qiao had long guessed that the Hu Family would not have a peaceful day, so she did not return home at all. She spent the entire day wandering around the mountain with Big Treasure.
When she saw a rabbit, she caught one and roasted it for meat. She also pulled up several sweet potatoes from some unknown person's field and roasted them. Following her example, Big Treasure ran into someone's field and pulled out several ears of corn and a large handful of greens.
Su Qiao could only lament that she had not brought a pot up the mountain. Otherwise, they could have made hot pot.
After eating and drinking her fill, she picked some wild fruit and gathered quite a few medicinal herbs before leisurely bringing Big Treasure down the mountain.
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