Chapter Fifty-two Sawing

  Two updates, seeking pink powder.

  "What, you killed the chicken? Your mouth is really vicious. I've raised these chickens since they were young and now that they're so big, I don't even want to eat them, but you just went ahead and ate one. Why didn't you just kill me instead?" Mrs. Zhou scolded Lian Shouxin, clearly knowing the chicken was meant for Zhang's family, but not daring to scold Zhang directly, she vented her anger on Lian Shouxin.

  Lian Shouxin felt a little embarrassed. He was an honest man, used to suffering first and enjoying later, but now that he had enjoyed himself first, he couldn't help feeling a twinge of guilt in his heart.

  But this chicken is for Zhang's family to eat, and since Zhang lost the child and shed so much blood, this old hen is just what Zhang needs. As for Lian Man'er saying that killing the chicken was something Zhou knew about, Zhou said it was done behind her back. What really happened, he wondered in his heart, and seeing Lian Man'er not speaking up, he guessed out the ins and outs of the matter.

  So it can only be him who takes on this responsibility.

  Lian Shouxin lowered his head, no matter how much Madame Zhou scolded him, he didn't utter a word.

  "My mother is doing her month, why can't she eat chicken. Even if all the chickens are killed, it would be worth it to get my mother's good health back." Lian Man'er said, "Mother, I discussed this with you before, but you didn't agree and even scolded me and my mother. Is my mother not as valuable as an old hen in your heart?"

  "It's really you, you little scamp! You want to be stronger than me? Fourth brother, you and your wife are so filial to old people?" Zhou Shi pointed at Lian Shou Xin.

  "What's all the fuss about? Just one chicken, eat it if you want to. You should be thinking of stewing one for your wife instead." said Lao Yezi.

  Zhou's family heard Lian Lao Yezi say this, almost got angry and fell over.

  "I've been working hard from dawn till dusk to raise these few chickens, and now you want to eat them? Fine. I'll slaughter them all today, let her have a good meal." Madame Zhou came out of the house with quick steps, grabbed a kitchen knife from the chopping board in the outer room, and rushed towards the chicken coop.

  Lian Shouxin, Lian Shouyi, Lian Shoulai, He Shi, Zhao Shi, and several half-brothers from the second house also followed.

  Zhou's family, although small feet, now walked quickly, He's family pulled a empty hand, of course didn't catch up, Zhou's family waved the kitchen knife and entered the chicken coop.

  Lian Shou Xin's first one is to chase after him.

  Lian Man'er's heart skipped a beat as she knew this was a crucial moment.

  She had expected this, having killed a chicken. Madame Zhou would not let the matter drop. Those chickens were hers, she was reluctant to part with them and felt heartache, if only Lian Shouren or Lian Xiuer had eaten it, that would have been fine. But it was Zhang Shi who ate it. In Madame Zhou's heart, this was absolutely unacceptable. Moreover, what was more important was that in Madame Zhou's view, this matter was a challenge by Lian Maner to her control over the household.

  Zhou Shi rarely left the house, unlike other rural old ladies who still had to work in the fields or even go to the market to sell things for household expenses. Zhou Shi's control over the family and her children was mainly through controlling food. For example, every time she cooked, she would decide how much rice to use, how much flour, what dishes to eat, etc. Of course, if you asked her about it, she would scold you, saying "At my age, I still have to serve you" and so on. But if you didn't get her approval and took matters into your own hands, there would definitely be a big storm brewing.

  It's no longer a bowl of coarse rice, a bowl of coarse noodles, and a plate of dishes from the backyard, but an old hen. So what follows is not just a storm, but a tornado, an earthquake.

  Zhou's family is now going to kill the chicken, which means that Lian Shuixin will surrender to her. After Lian Shuixin surrenders, everything will return to its original state, and all of Lian Man'er's efforts will be in vain.

  Lian Man Er would never allow such a thing to happen.

  "Dad," Lian Man'er pulled at Lian Shou's sleeve, "listen, Mom is calling you."

  Lian Shouxin stopped in his tracks as he went after Zhou Shi's footsteps.

  "My daughter has been feeling unwell since just now, her stomach hurts a bit, Father you go take a look, if it's not good, we still have to quickly invite the doctor to come." Lian Man Er said anxiously.

  Lian Shouxin was startled as soon as he heard that Zhang's stomach hurt. He was frightened by Zhang's appearance that day and was afraid that something would happen to Zhang again. He thought, with Lian Shouyi and Lian Shouli, two sisters-in-law, and a large group of children, they could not stop Zhou Shi, so he quickly turned around and ran towards the west wing.

  Lian Man'er followed closely behind and saw Lian Shouxin enter the door. She then closed the door and locked it from the outside.

  Then Lian Man'er stood at the door of the wing room, and Lian Zhi'er, Wu Lang, Xiao Qi and several others followed. On the other side, Zhou Shi had already entered the chicken coop, and Lian Shouyi and Lian Shouxin were holding her, trying to persuade her out. Zhou Shi struggled hard, waving a kitchen knife.

  "All killed, all killed clean."

  Because of the two sons holding on, Zhou Shi's knife couldn't fall. Lian Shou Xin was genuinely blocking Zhou Shi, but Lian Shou Yi wasn't. He exchanged a glance with He Shi, and these days they had no oil or water in their bellies. If Zhou Shi really hacked to death or injured several chickens, then they could stew chicken meat to fill their empty stomachs.

  Zhou saw that only her second and third sons had come to stop her, while Shou Xinfu ran to the west wing. She became even more enraged, cursing loudly as she wildly hacked at the chickens, which scattered in all directions in fright.

  Lian Shouyi saw Lian Shoulie desperately hugging Zhou Shi, and if this continued, they wouldn't be able to eat the chicken. So he secretly tripped Lian Shoulie with his foot, and Lian Shoulie, unguarded, fell sideways. Lian Shouyi also released Zhou Shi and went to help Lian Shoulie up. Zhou Shi exerted all her strength and swung her knife, but suddenly there was no resistance behind her, and before she could pull back the knife, it really cut into the back of a chicken, and blood appeared instantly.

  "Ah……” Madame Zhou was both heartbroken and furious, but she couldn't back down now. If she didn't establish dominance today, how could she control these sons, daughters-in-law, grandsons, and granddaughters in the future? She could only continue to wield her knife and chop downwards.

  Lian Shouyi pretended to support Lian Shouli, but in fact he was blocking him from going forward. Outside, Zhao Shi was a timid person and saw Zhou Shi holding a kitchen knife, immediately bringing Lian Ye with her to hide at the west wing door. He Shi wasn't afraid, but in his heart, he also wished for Zhou Shi to kill two chickens, so he just mumbled outside, the several half-grown children of the second house had the same idea, no one went forward.

  Zhou cut two chickens in a row, and no one came to stop her. She was heartbroken, angry, sad, and ashamed, threw the knife away, sat on the ground covered with chicken dung, and burst into loud sobs.

  Lian Shouyi finally let go of Lian Shourong. The two went forward to lift up Zhou Shi and sent her back to the upper house. He Shi hurriedly entered the chicken coop, grasping the two injured chickens in her hands.

  "Vines, vines open the door." In the west wing, Lian Shouxin shouted for Lian Man'er to open the door. He had just returned to the house and asked Zhang Shi if she was uncomfortable, Zhang Shi shook her head and said no, he then turned around and wanted to intercept Zhou Shi, but the door couldn't be opened. He realized that he had been tricked by Lian Man'er.

  Lian Man'er took a look. Zhou Shi's momentum had already been worn down by more than half, and the dust was almost settled, so she opened the door and let Lian Shouxin out.

  "Man Er, how could you..." Lian Shou Xin wanted to scold Lian Man Er for deceiving him.

  Lian Wan'er hadn't spoken yet. Lian Zhi'er, Wu Lang and Xiao Qi all leaned in close to her and stood together with her.

  "Dad, if you have something to say, just say it to me."

  "Dad, if you want to hit me, then go ahead and hit me."

  Several children rushed to say.

  Several children are so well-behaved and sensible, it's really hard to scold them. Lian Shouxin couldn't bring himself to do it. Listening to the sound of Zhou Shi crying and scolding from upstairs, Lian Shouxin sighed and squatted on the ground.

  In the upper room, even the old master's face was iron-green, slowly rolling a dry cigarette.

  "Cry, what's there to cry about? Look at what you've done, aren't you ashamed? I'm ashamed for you. You'd better stop soon..."

  Lao Lao scolded Zhou Shi. He Shi then carried in two dead chickens.

  "Father, mother, these two chickens are killed by mother, what to do?" He Shi asked.

  Zhou's family heard this and didn't cry or scold anymore. She clearly had a light hand, how could she have really chopped the chicken to death? She quickly got up to take a look, and indeed the two chickens were dead. She understood that this must be He's family wanting to eat chicken meat, secretly taking action. But the chicken was chopped by her, and it was also her who said she wanted to chop it to death. Now she had grievances but couldn't speak out, and even words of heartache and anger couldn't be spoken.

  "They're all dead, let's stew them and hold a memorial service." Old Master's hands trembled slightly as he rolled his dry tobacco, "We'll stew one and send the other to Fourth Brother's wife."

  "Dad, didn't Fourth Brother's wife kill one too? With so many of us, two aren't enough to eat." He Shi was unwilling.

  "Fourth Aunt is sitting in confinement, what illness have you all caught?" Even Old Master, who normally doesn't like to interfere with his sons' wives' affairs and considers himself a man of status, finding it inconvenient to speak to his daughters-in-law, had no choice this time. "If you're not willing, don't eat even one, send them all over to Fourth Aunt."

  He heard Lian Laoye say so, and didn't dare to say anything else. He could only pout his mouth and pick a smaller one to send over to Zhang Shi.

  Zhang saw that it was a small hen still laying eggs and felt distressed at first.

  "He's really gone too far this time, and this silkie chicken is still laying eggs..."

  "Fourth sister-in-law, if you don't eat it, I'll take..."

  Lian Man'er immediately went over to bring the little hen back, "Mother, Second Aunt sent it over for us. This is Second Aunt's kind intention, we can't lose face in front of her."

  "You little girl." He looked at his empty hands and sat down on the edge of the bed, "Last time we ate white buns, thanks to Man Er, this time too, our whole family is relying on your credit to have a chicken meal."

  "Second Aunt, I don't dare to agree with you. We all saw it clearly just now, these two chickens were only slightly injured and are still jumping around, they can recover after some care, but how did they become two dead chickens as soon as you took them upstairs?"

  He saw Lian Menger had seen through her, so she didn't say anything else and said she was going to cook, turning around and leaving.

  That night at dinner, Lian's family had braised chicken, but some ate happily, some gritted their teeth, and others were weighed down with worries.

  In the middle of the night, Lian Wan'er was sleeping soundly when Lian Xiu'er knocked on the door loudly outside, saying that Zhou Shi had fallen ill and asking them to hurry over.

  The whole family was busy getting dressed, except for Zhang's wife who couldn't get out of bed and wasn't going.

  Lian Shouxin was the first to walk out, and Lian Man'er hurriedly stopped him.

  "Dad, don't be in a hurry, I have something to tell you, let's go again."

  "What's up, Maner."

  The whole family looked at Lian Man Er.

  "Dad, let's go see my grandma, just follow what I say and I guarantee her illness will be cured immediately."

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  Ruo Yan said that there would be one update every day, and an additional update for 20 pink diamonds. Now, after calculating, nine chapters have been added as extra updates. With tears in her eyes, she stares at the sky, her neck stiff from typing, her hands cramping. To all the pink diamond supporters, please show some support! If we can reach sixty pink diamonds, Ruo Yan will add more updates, and that would be a bit motivating.