Chapter 106 The Arrogant Wei Jia

The captain and his men are probably still looking for the pig; they don't know if anyone is home.

Bai Nuo rode his bicycle to the brigade leader's house, parked the bike, and saw that the gate was half open, so he gently knocked on it.

"Aunt Cui'e, are you home?"

"Here it comes, who is it?"

The brigade leader's wife was sitting in the yard washing vegetables and preparing dinner when she heard the noise. She responded and guessed that the person was probably not from the village. In the countryside, people just push open the door and go in whenever they want, without much regard for etiquette.

"Oh my, I knew it was you young educated youth. Only you would knock on the door before going to someone's house. Come in quickly, you must be exhausted on your first day of work." The brigade leader's wife happily pulled Bai Nuo's little hand into the yard.

She adored this girl; she was beautiful, petite, and spoke in a soft, gentle voice, unlike the girls around here. Moreover, she was sensible, well-behaved, and knew how to navigate social situations in a way that made people feel very comfortable.

Especially that piece of cloth that was delivered a few days ago, it was a real lifesaver for the family, otherwise her youngest daughter wouldn't have a decent dress to wear when she went on a blind date.

"I have to thank my aunt for taking care of me. This morning, Aunt Hongying said that I went to her house early in the morning to ask her to take good care of me. How is she any different from my own aunt? Thinking about how good my aunt is to me, my heart is warmed all day long."

Li Cuie smiled and nodded to the little girl, her smile gentle and loving, "You little girl have such a sweet tongue."

"Hehe, then what I said is true!"

Bai Nuo smiled sweetly and sincerely, her little face upturned. She didn't stand on ceremony with the other person, acting as if they were a real relative. She said, "By the way, Auntie, I came here to ask if you have any vegetable seeds. I'd like to exchange some. I've planted two small vegetable plots in my yard, thinking of growing some vegetables to eat."

You know what, these cheerful and easygoing country aunties and grandmas really appreciate this kind of unpretentious, unpretentious, and generous young girl.

Sure enough, Li Cuie laughed even more happily when she heard Bai Nuo's words. She pulled Bai Nuo to sit on a small stool in the yard and said, "It's just some vegetable seeds from my aunt's house. What's there to exchange? Sit and wait, I'll get them for you."

"Okay, thank you, Auntie." Bai Nuo nodded readily and sat obediently on the stool.

Li Cuie smiled with satisfaction, then turned and went to the storeroom to find seeds for the child.

About ten minutes later, Li Cuie came out with an old cloth bag filled with a lot of vegetable seeds, including radishes, cabbage, green beans, lettuce, eggplant, peppers, green onions, garlic, cucumbers, tomatoes, and spinach.

Bai Nuo looked down at the small cloth bag containing a bunch of vegetable seeds that Aunt Cui'e had stuffed into her arms, and gently squeezed it.

This means they grabbed a handful of every variety they had at home!

This auntie is so honest!

The two sat in the yard and chatted for a while before Bai Nuo stood up to go home.

"Then I'll head back now, Auntie. I still need to go to the mountains to gather some more firewood later." Bai Nuo put the cloth bag into her basket and waved goodbye to Aunt Cui'e.

"Okay, come find me again if you need anything. Don't be shy with me, okay?"

"Okay, see you later, Auntie!" Bai Nuo rode her bicycle, holding the handlebars with one hand, and waved to the team leader's wife behind her.

Li Cuie watched the small figure disappear into the distance with a smile, and only turned back to the courtyard when it was out of sight.

"Hey, Mom, what are you doing? Who are you seeing off from so far away? Your smile is so creepy. If I didn't know better, I would think you invited someone over while Dad was away."

A cheeky voice rang out beside Li Cuie. Wei Jia, the youngest daughter of the Wei family, had returned sometime earlier and was now standing beside her, tilting her head and looking into the distance with a curious expression.

The tender and loving expression on Li Cuie's face vanished instantly. She took a deep breath, trying to resist the urge to hit the child. After all, the girl was all grown up and about to get married, so it wouldn't be right to hit her.

But……

I just couldn't resist!

"You naughty brat, you just got back and you're already making your old mother angry. You're such a nice girl, why do you have to have such a mouth?"

Li Cuie clenched her fists, turned around, grabbed her youngest daughter's arm, and began punching her daughter in the back repeatedly.

Those practiced movements showed he'd hit the child quite a few times.

"Ouch, ouch, Mom, Mom, Mom, don't hit me! It hurts!" Wei Jia quickly shrank her neck and ran into the yard while begging for mercy. As soon as she entered, she spotted a handful of fruit candies on the small square table. She quickly ran over, grabbed one, peeled off the skin, and popped it into her mouth.

"Mmm~ Delicious. Mom, where did this fruit candy come from? It tastes just like the one my classmate gave me last time. Her older brother bought it when he went to Shanghai on a business trip. It doesn't taste the same as the hard candy sold at the supply and marketing cooperative here."

Li Cuie then noticed the handful of fruit candies on the small square table. The candies were small, each wrapped in pretty transparent wrappers, and she estimated there were about ten of them.

Hearing his daughter's words, how could he not know where she came from?