Chapter 90: Jade Maiden Chops Firewood

  The insomnia sufferers were not only Xiaolongnv and Tang Xiaosheng, but also Tang's father and mother. Although they lay in bed at 9 pm, they couldn't fall asleep until midnight. With such a big thing happening suddenly at home, the two elderly people couldn't sleep at all.

  Tang's mother lay on the edge of the bed and let out a long sigh, muttering to herself: "How can this child be so bold, hiding it from us for so long?"

  Tang Fu seemed relatively calm and said lightly: "If he didn't hide it, could we have let him act?"

  "I'm not angry that he deceived me, I'm angry that he's so stupid! He didn't attend university and instead went to become an actor on his own. In these six years, I don't know how he managed to get by." As she spoke, Tang Mu choked back a sob.

  Tang's mother had always hoped that Tang Xiaosheng would go to college, if only so he could suffer a little less and take fewer detours. Now, suddenly learning that Tang Xiaosheng hadn't even enrolled in college, but instead spent the past six years running errands, she felt an overwhelming sense of heartache. Although she didn't know what it was like to be an extra's life, a child from a rural area, with no power, no influence, and no diploma, setting out alone at 16 in a strange big city, the hardships were imaginable.

  After a moment of silence, Tang's mother turned her head and asked: "Old Tang, what do you think of that Long Xiaoxue that Xiao Sheng brought back?"

  Tang's father thought for a moment and nodded: "It's pretty good, this girl looks quite obedient."

  "What's the use of being clever? Her family has power and influence, if our Xiaosheng really marries her, he'll definitely be bullied by her in the future." Tang Mu said worriedly.

  "His wife was his own choice, the path he took was his own decision, just let him deal with it himself! The child has grown up, he knows what he's doing, so stop worrying unnecessarily."

  "You heartless old thing!" Tang's mother seemed to remember something and turned to interrogate, "You really are ruthless, today you beat Xiaosheng until he cried out loud, how could you bring yourself to do it? With such a thick club, how could he withstand it?"

  Tang's father: "......"

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  When embracing a beauty, time really flies. Tang Xiaosheng and Little Dragon Girl leaned against each other on the bedhead, unknowingly, the sky had already lit up, and the rooster in the courtyard of the house also started to crow.

  Although Little Dragon Girl didn't say much throughout the night, she thought a lot. She had already made up her mind that if she wanted to be with Tang Xiaosheng, she would have to get past his mother first. Since Mrs. Tang wasn't too willing to pay attention to her, Little Dragon Girl felt that as the younger generation, she should take the initiative.

  At six o'clock in the morning, Little Dragon Girl got up and washed up, only to find that Tang's mother was already busy in the kitchen. She took the initiative to go forward and said: "Auntie, is there anything I can help you with? Just give me orders."

  Tang's mother still had an indifferent expression and casually asked in return: "Can you handle household chores?"

  "I may not be good at it, but I'll definitely try my best."

  Tang's mother hesitated for a moment, pointed to a bucket of slops on the kitchen floor and said: "You just carry this bucket of slops to the pigpen to feed the pigs."

  "Oh." Little Dragon Girl nodded and asked softly, "Auntie, where is the pigpen?"

  "You walk out of the yard, out of the big gate and turn right, then you'll see it."

  Then, Little Dragon Girl carried a bucket of swill out of the kitchen, preparing to feed the pigs.

  What is called slop water is a mixture of leftover rice and dishes, which may be from several days ago or even several months ago, all mixed in a large vat. In short, this stuff can be summed up in one word - stinky!

  Little Dragon Girl was carrying a bucket of slops to the yard when she ran into Tang Xiaosheng, who was washing and scrubbing in the yard. He immediately came up to her, looking puzzled, and asked: "Long'er, what are you doing?"

  Little Dragon Girl said truthfully: "Aunt asked me to feed the pigs."

  Tang Xiaosheng was taken aback, thinking to himself that his mother was indeed something. How could she let Long'er go feed the pigs? He put down the toothbrush in his hand and took the slop water from Little Dragon Girl's hands, saying: "Long'er, let me take care of feeding the pigs."

  "What's wrong? Is feeding a pig such a big deal?" At this time, Tang's mother also walked into the courtyard, her face sinking, and asked.

  Tang Xiaosheng explained: "Mom, you let a girl go home to feed pigs, isn't that inappropriate?"

  "What's wrong with girls feeding pigs? Your mom started feeding pigs at 13." Tang Mu still didn't give a good face.

  Tang Xiaosheng tried to placate her: "Mom, who are you? How can Long'er compare with you?"

  "Shut up!"

  "Alright, I'm not idle, I'll go feed the pigs right away!" As soon as he finished speaking, Tang Xiaosheng quickly picked up the slop and hastily left the yard, rushing towards the pigpen.

  On the way to the pigpen, he began to regret bringing Little Dragon Girl home. His mother seemed to have a prejudice against Little Dragon Girl and intentionally made things difficult for her, it was unknown how things would end.

  After feeding the pigs, Tang Xiaosheng immediately rushed back home. As soon as he entered the yard, he saw Little Dragon Girl scrubbing a woolen blanket and sheets by the washing tub. Needless to say, this was definitely another task assigned to her by his mother.

  Xiaolongnv is a rich girl, let alone washing clothes, I estimate that she has never even touched soap before. To take a step back, Xiaolongnv's pair of white and delicate hands are smooth and slippery, fragile as a bubble, using them to scrub clothes would definitely make them break faster.

  Seeing this, Tang Xiaosheng immediately ran over to help her wash, but was refused by Little Dragon Girl. She said softly: "Let me do it myself, otherwise Auntie will be very unhappy if she sees you."

  Before Tang Xiaosheng could speak, he heard his mother's voice coming from the kitchen: "Xiaoxue, are the quilt and sheets washed?"

  "Quickly finished washing, Auntie, what's the matter?"

  "After washing, you go to the woodshed to carry a bundle of firewood, and then split it in the yard. The firewood in the kitchen is almost burned out." Mother Tang instructed.

  "Oh, I see, Aunt." Little Dragon Girl replied obediently.

  Upon hearing this, Tang Xiaosheng felt that the situation was becoming more and more absurd. His mother was clearly raising Long'er in the same mold as Hu Ya, and if things continued like this, Long'er would truly be ruined.

  Thinking of this, he was about to go find his mother to discuss it thoroughly, but unexpectedly, he was stopped by Little Dragon Girl. She said seriously: "Ou Er, I think your mother is testing me, if I don't finish these chores, she definitely won't accept me, just let me try."

  "But..."

  "Alright, don't worry, it's just washing clothes and chopping firewood, I can handle it." Little Dragon Girl pursed her lips slightly, interrupting in a soft voice, her tone though not heavy, was exceptionally firm.

  Actually, Tang Xiaosheng also knew that Little Dragon Girl's analysis was very reasonable. If Little Dragon Girl didn't do anything, her mother's prejudice against her would only deepen and the situation would get worse. At this point, it could only be endured by Little Dragon Girl first, Tang Xiaosheng fell silent for a moment before instructing: "Long'er, act according to your abilities, don't force yourself."

  "Hmm." Little Dragon Maiden nodded.

  After washing the blanket and sheets, Little Dragon Girl followed Tang's mother's request to carry a bundle of firewood from the woodshed to the yard, then started chopping the wood with an axe.

  As the New Year is approaching, it's natural for families to steam rice cakes. In rural areas, when steaming rice cakes, they always use hardwood fire because it burns more vigorously and makes the rice cakes taste better. The wood used for burning is directly cut from nearby mountains and is quite thick. If used as firewood directly, it would be difficult to ignite, so it's necessary to split the wood into smaller pieces.

  Chopping firewood is a physically demanding task, and in Bái Yáng Village, except for Hǔ Niáng, few women can handle it. However, for Xiǎo Lóng Nǚ, this is an easy task.

  The little dragon girl stood a thick wooden stick on the ground, swept around to make sure no one was nearby, then picked up the axe and started circulating the internal energy of "Jade Maiden Heart Scripture" inside her body. With a swift movement of her right hand, she unleashed a move from "Jade Maiden Axe Technique", and with a whooshing sound, the axe flashed out like lightning!

  Bang! Bang! Bang! Bang! Bang! Bang!

  After six sharp and crisp sounds, in the blink of an eye, the large piece of wood had been split into six small pieces! What's even more amazing is that after being split, the six small pieces of wood were roughly the same shape, length, thickness, and fineness, as if they had been carefully carved.

  After splitting the first piece of firewood, Little Dragon Girl didn't rest for long and immediately set up a second piece of firewood. After making sure there was no one around, she operated her internal force and swung the axe in her hand again!

  Bang! Bang! Bang! Bang! Bang! Bang!

  In the blink of an eye, the wood was split into six pieces!

  Bang! Bang! Bang! Bang! Bang! Bang!

  Another six blocks!

  ……

  After a few minutes, a large bundle of firewood had been chopped up, and the little dragon girl gently wiped the sweat from her forehead with her sleeve. Although she had sweated a bit, she didn't feel tired at all, but instead felt refreshed all over. Since crossing over, she hadn't practiced her skills in a long time, and today was just right to chop firewood to loosen up her muscles and bones, feeling her body relax greatly.

  After a while, she came into the kitchen with the split firewood and put it beside the stove, saying to Tang Mu: "Auntie, the firewood is split."

  Tang's mother saw the pile of firewood placed beside the stove and was taken aback. Such a large bundle of wood, even if the strongest man in the village came to chop it, would take at least ten or twenty minutes to finish chopping, but Little Dragon Girl had finished it all in less than five minutes, this efficiency was too astonishing.

  When she saw this, Tang's mother immediately shifted her gaze to Xiaolongnv's body, carefully sizing her up, and couldn't understand how this delicate-looking young lady could finish chopping the firewood in such a short time.

  To know, this efficiency is much higher than the tiger girl next door!

  "Aunt Tang, is there anything else you'd like to instruct?" Xiaolongnu knew she had to behave well, or else Tang mother might not accept her, so she didn't dare slack off and immediately asked softly again.

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  PS: Long'er is chopping firewood so hard, let's give her a recommendation vote to comfort her, okay? (＋﹏＋)′