Chapter 165 This is even more painful than killing her
"no!"

Xu Yuping seemed to have guessed that Zhao Chunhua would ask this question, and immediately shook her head and said, "The red deer was caught by Qiangzi in the mountains, the young man you just saw."

"He was an educated youth who came from the city. He first stayed at our house. Later, before my father left, he entrusted the family to him, and he became the head of the family."

"Later, when Xiaoxia and I came back, he was worried that living here would affect our reputation, so he built a wooden house next door and moved in."

"Everyone in the village knew about this. On the day he moved in, he even invited the cadres from the brigade and the squad to come over for a dinner."

Having said that, Xu Yuping raised her eyelids slightly, glanced at Zhao Chunhua, and a hint of disdain flashed in her eyes.

Although she was not clear about the purpose of Zhao Chunhua bringing Zhu Caiyan here, this did not prevent her from bringing out the cadres from the brigade and the team first to completely block the possibility of Zhao Chunhua wanting to slander her for having an affair with Li Guoqiang.

"Oh!"

After hearing this, Zhao Chunhua could not help but nodded in surprise and disappointment and said, "So that's how it is!"

Originally, she thought that Li Guoqiang was Xu Yuping's lover!

In the end, she never expected that things would turn out like this.

In this way, she could no longer put the accusation of promiscuity on Xu Yuping's head, nor could she force Xu Yuping to lend her money.

What?

As she was thinking, she suddenly thought of something, her eyes lit up slightly, and then she hurriedly leaned over to Zhu Caiyan's ear and whispered something.

Zhu Caiyan hesitated for a moment after hearing the order, then turned to Xu Yuping and asked softly, "Auntie, can I go talk to Xiaoxia?"

"sure!"

Xu Yuping's eyes narrowed slightly, then she nodded and said, "She should be over there in the cabin, go find her yourself!"

"Ok!"

When Zhu Caiyan saw that Xu Yuping agreed, she hurriedly nodded in agreement, then got up, got off the kang and walked out.

Zhao Chunhua stayed in the room, ready to continue to make indirect attempts to see if she could find any evidence against Xu Yuping.

Soon, Zhu Caiyan stood at the door of the wooden house and shouted a few times.

"Xiaoxia, Xiaoxia!"

"Hey!"

After a while, Zhu Caixia's response came from the wooden house, and then the door was suddenly opened, revealing a small and delicate face.

"Sister Yan Zi, why are you looking for me?"

At this time, Zhu Caiyan did not listen to what Zhu Caixia said, because her eyes were all attracted by the radio, White Rabbit milk candy, peanuts, melon seeds and other things placed on the kang table, and her throat couldn't help but surge.

"laugh!"

When Zhu Caixia saw Zhu Caiyan's look, she looked back with some confusion, then she immediately understood and couldn't help feeling proud.

In the past, she was the only one who envied Zhu Caiyan at home, but now it is Zhu Caiyan's turn to envy her.

Hearing the laughter, Zhu Caiyan immediately came back to her senses, and then said with an embarrassed look: "Well, Xiaoxia, come out with me, I have something to tell you."

"Oh!"

Upon hearing this, Zhu Caixia nodded in agreement, then walked out, not forgetting to close the door behind her.

Soon, the two sisters walked one after the other to the outside of the shack where the sika deer were raised and stood there.

"Xiaoxia, Auntie said that this red deer belongs to the big brother in the wooden house?"

"Yes! This red deer was caught by Brother Qiangzi from the mountains. Isn't it amazing?"

"He's really amazing. I also heard that your grandfather handed over the family to him. Is this true?"

"It's true. When my grandpa passed away, it was Brother Qiangzi who paid for the coffin for him!"

"Oh? Isn't he an educated youth from the city? How can he have so much money?"

"You don't know this, do you? Don't underestimate Brother Qiangzi, he is an educated youth from the city, he has great abilities."

"Really? Then tell me what he is capable of?"

"He can hunt, fluff cotton, kill pigs, build houses, make furniture, and even make puppets!"

"So powerful? Are you kidding me?"

"Why would I lie to you? Everyone in the village knows Brother Qiangzi's abilities. Not long ago, he even went into the mountains and killed two big beasts!"

"Big insect? Can he really beat a big insect? That's too amazing!"

"That's right! Later, the commune gave him a certificate of commendation for tiger-fighting hero and a bonus of 100 yuan!"

Hearing this, Zhu Caiyan's face was full of surprise. She didn't expect that Li Guoqiang, such a handsome young man, could actually kill the big beast in the mountains.

At the same time, she also understood why Li Guoqiang was able to take out money to buy funeral supplies for Zhu Caixia's grandfather, and why he was able to treat Xu Yuping to such a good meal.

All this is because Li Guoqiang has an outstanding ability to make money.

Thinking of this, she looked at Zhu Caixia and couldn't help revealing a look of envy.

She originally thought that Zhu Caixia would have a hard time getting a full meal after following Xu Yuping back to her parents' home, but now it seems that she is the one who is really not getting enough to eat.

She even knew that if she couldn't borrow enough money from Xu Yuping this time, she would most likely be forced to marry off by her parents in exchange for a generous dowry.

When she thought that she might marry someone as disgusting as Song Dawei last time, she couldn't help but feel a chill in her heart, and her face turned ugly.

At the same time, Zhao Chunhua, who kept asking questions in a roundabout way in the house, not only failed to catch Xu Yuping's handle, but was shocked by Li Guoqiang's deeds.

"Sister-in-law, is what you said true? Is he, an educated youth from the city, really so capable?"

"real!"

Xu Yuping was slightly amused when she saw Zhao Chunhua's surprised look. Then she nodded with some pride and said, "If you don't believe me, you can go ask the people in our village. Everyone knows it."

"This"

Zhao Chunhua's expression froze, and then she exclaimed in disbelief: "This is too amazing!"

You know, whether it is hunting in the mountains, slaughtering pigs, picking cotton, or building houses, making furniture and other crafts, it is not something that ordinary people can master, let alone be proficient in everything.

Usually, if you can master one of these skills, you can support your family. And if you are proficient in so many skills like Li Guoqiang, wouldn't you be able to become rich in a matter of minutes?

Thinking of this, she couldn't help but admire Xu Yuping's father, Xu Guangshan, who was able to find such a capable person to support his family before he died.

Then, she couldn't help but feel envious and jealous of Xu Yuping. She had originally wanted to drive Xu Yuping and Zhu Caixia away, not only to get rid of the two burdens, but also to monopolize the family's property. Unexpectedly, it helped the mother and daughter, and gave them such a powerful backer.

She knew that with Li Guoqiang's good relationship with the cadres of the Jinshanbao Production Brigade, as well as Li Guoqiang's great abilities, she would never be able to control Xu Yuping.

She even had to watch Xu Yuping living a life that was many times better than hers.

This is simply worse than killing her!

What?

"correct!"

Xu Yuping had said all she needed to say, and didn't want to beat around the bush with Zhao Chunhua anymore, so she asked directly, "What on earth do you want to see me about?"

"I"

Zhao Chunhua was slightly stunned when she heard this, then her eyes rolled and she covered her face and burst into tears on the spot.

"Woo~ Why is my life so hard?"

Xu Yuping: “.”

Zhao Chunhua cried, and saw through her fingers that Xu Yuping didn't react, so she quickly continued crying: "Sister-in-law, you don't know!"

"Just a few days ago, I don't know who was behind this. They stole several bags of rice from the brigade warehouse and put them in the vegetable cellar and shack, making our family the thieves who stole public property."

"Then, we finally paid the money and the job quota at the brewery to the brigade to let us go. But before we could even get home, the house collapsed under the snow."

"Now my family can only temporarily rent a pig house in the brigade's pig pen. If we can't get the money to rebuild the house by the spring of next year, my family will have to live on the streets."

"Sister-in-law, since we are all family, can you help us?"

Having said this, she suddenly lay down on the table and burst into tears, crying as sadly as she could, trying to win Xu Yuping's sympathy by playing the victim.

However, she seemed to have forgotten that Xu Yuping once said that Li Guoqiang is the current head of the family.

Therefore, even though Xu Yuping felt somewhat surprised and sorry about what happened to her former husband's family, she did not rush to say anything. She just sat there quietly wondering whether she should lend a hand.

After thinking for a while, she couldn't make up her mind to agree or refuse.

At this time, Zhu Caiyan, who heard the crying, hurried in from outside, followed by Zhu Caixia, who looked puzzled.

"Mom, what's wrong with you? Why are you crying all of a sudden?"

Zhao Chunhua raised her head and glanced at Zhu Caiyan, whose face was filled with anxiety and worry. Just as she was about to ask Zhu Caiyan to help ask Xu Yuping for help, a light suddenly flashed in her mind and she froze.

Since Li Guoqiang is so capable, she can definitely recruit him to be her son-in-law!
At that time, not only will their family be able to receive a generous betrothal gift, but they will also be able to get some financial support from Li Guoqiang from time to time, and they can even let Li Guoqiang teach his two precious sons various skills that can make them rich.

Thinking of all the benefits, her eyes became brighter and brighter, and she almost couldn't help laughing out loud.

"Mom, mom, don't scare me!"

Zhu Caiyan was almost scared to tears when she saw Zhao Chunhua's eyes were wide open and she didn't say a word.

The situation at home was already a bit bad. If something happened to Zhao Chunhua again, she would really not know what to do in the future.

Just as Xu Yuping briefly explained the whole story to Zhu Caixia and was about to speak to help comfort Zhao Chunhua, Zhao Chunhua came back to her senses from her fantasy, grabbed Zhu Caiyan's arm, pulled her aside and started biting her ear.

"Xiaoyan, how do you feel about Li Guoqiang?"

"How about what?"

"Just what do you think of him?"

“I think he should be fine!”

"Well, do you want to marry him?"

"what?"

"Ah what? Just tell me whether you want to marry him or not?"

"I don't know!"

"Oh! You silly girl, I'm telling you the truth! That Li Guoqiang is very capable. If you can marry him, you will definitely live a good life in the future."

"Ok!"

"Besides, you know our current situation. If we don't find a way to get some money to rebuild the house, then by the beginning of next spring, our family will have no place to live. You don't want to suffer with us then, do you?"

"Mom, I understand what you said, but...but can others like me?"

"How can you not like this? Look at your little face and your figure, which man wouldn't be confused? Maybe when I mention this later, he will be very happy!"

"Then I'll listen to you!"

"Hey, that's right! Wait a minute and don't say anything. I'll go talk to him. If the negotiation is successful, you just stay here and keep a close eye on him!"

When Zhao Chunhua saw that Zhu Caiyan had agreed, she couldn't help but reveal a look of satisfaction on her face. She hurriedly opened her mouth to give her a few instructions, then turned around and returned to Xu Yuping.

"Sister-in-law, can you take me to see Comrade Li Guoqiang?"

"What do you want with him?"

Xu Yuping frowned, then asked with some caution.

"that."

Zhao Chunhua smiled slightly, then said softly: "Didn't you say before that he made a lot of money hunting in the mountains? So I was thinking if I could borrow some money from him to deal with the emergency."

"That's it!"

Xu Yuping's brows relaxed when she heard this, then she nodded and said, "Then come with me!"

In fact, even if Zhao Chunhua didn't ask Li Guoqiang to borrow money, she still wanted to ask Li Guoqiang for his opinion to see if he could lend a hand to help Zhao Chunhua.

After all, no matter what, that was her original in-laws' family, and they were Zhu Caixia's uncle and aunt. If she didn't lend a hand, it wouldn't sound good if the news got out.

However, no matter how she thought about it, she didn't realize that Zhao Chunhua's intention to borrow money was fake, and her real intention was to recruit Li Guoqiang as her son-in-law.

Soon, they walked into the wooden house next door together and saw Qu Yinfeng and Li Guoqiang sitting on the kang, eating melon seeds and chatting.

Then, without waiting for Li Guoqiang to ask, and without waiting for Xu Yuping to tell him about the loan, Zhao Chunhua hurriedly stepped forward, approached Li Guoqiang, and said enthusiastically: "Comrade Li Guoqiang, I heard that you don't have a partner yet, what do you think of our Xiaoyan?"

"As long as you nod, I can decide now to marry her to you as your wife, and we will be a family from now on."

After these words were spoken, not only Li Guoqiang was stunned, but even Qu Yinfeng and Xu Yuping were shocked by Zhao Chunhua's naughty behavior.

(End of this chapter)