Reborn 73 years later, he takes his mother-in-law hunting in the mountains.

Chapter 351 My Brother is in Trouble

Jiang Guizhi and Lu Xiaoqian arrived at the gate of the Jiang family's house.

Jiang Guizhi looked back and saw that her son hadn't followed, then quietly said to her daughter:

"Xiaoqian, when you come in, just say we're bringing rice to your uncle. Don't do what your brother said, or we'll ruin all our good relationships..."

Lu Xiaoqian shook her head immediately upon hearing this: "Mom, if they were really good relatives, they wouldn't have fallen out. If he won't even help us when we're in trouble, why should we help him when we have rice?"

"Oh dear, child, my relationship with your uncle is like your relationship with your brother. Would you test your brother?"

Lu Xiaoqian shook her head: "I trust my brother. But I don't trust my uncle, and my cousin also likes to take advantage of others."

"Silly child, just listen to your mother."

As soon as she finished speaking, Lu Xiaoqian turned and left.

"Then you go by yourself. I won't betray my brother. I'll talk to him and see if he'll give them the rice."

"Alright, alright," Jiang Guizhi quickly chased after Lu Xiaoqian, grabbing her arm. "Fine, I'll listen to you! You kids really give me a lot of trouble!"

There was no way around it; both kids were incredibly stubborn.

To be honest, Jiang Guizhi couldn't afford to gamble.

She wasn't sure if her brother would lend a helping hand when she was in trouble, and she didn't want to fall out with him.

With a look of utter helplessness, he followed Lu Xiaoqian into the Jiang family's house.

Inside the house, Jiang Jianhai and his son Jiang Changshun were drinking.

The dish consisted of wolf meat given to them by Lu Yao and a few roasted potatoes.

The swallows on the ground are busy helping their father-in-law paste paper on the wall.

Using some old newspapers picked up from the city, we covered the mud wall with a layer of plaster, so it would be clean and tidy for the New Year.

Jiang Changshun's face was flushed from drinking, and he gave instructions to Chunyan:

"Wife, go get us another piece of wolf meat to roast; this isn't enough."

Chunyan glared at him, sighed, and said, "There's less than a pound left. We won't even have enough meat dumplings for the New Year. The child has been craving these dumplings for so long. You guys shouldn't eat them; can't you just have some potatoes?"

"Fuck you, you woman, ever since you were a peasant, you've thought you're all high and mighty. You talk back to me the moment you open your mouth, you talk back to me the moment you open your mouth... The day you really push me too far, I'll give you a good beating with broomsticks!"

Chunyan angrily put down her work:

"Wasn't it wrong of me to ask you to leave some food for the kids? You're always trying to hit me. If you dare hit me, I'll go find Tuwazi in the militia!"

"Fine, never mind. Keep being arrogant! Always trying to intimidate me with your country bumpkin persona!"

When Jiang Changshun heard that Chunyan was going to find her cousin, he immediately backed down.

Tuwazi almost shot him with a gun last time; it hurts whenever his ear is mentioned.

Jiang Jianhai was both angry and heartbroken to see his son's cowardly behavior.

Back then, even a cough from her son would send shivers down her spine. Now, things have changed. She's silenced by a single retort from someone.

It's all that country bumpkin's fault for backing him up.

She's definitely having an affair with Chunyan, and might even be cheating on my poor son.

Thinking of this, he glared fiercely at Chunyan, who was turning around to wallpaper the wall for him.

Jiang Changshun took a sip of wine, and suddenly another thought flashed through his mind:

"By the way, Chunyan, mentioning Tuwazi reminds me of something. It's almost New Year's, why don't you go to his house and borrow some more meat? He's been treating you pretty well anyway."

"No, I'd be ashamed to go."

"Damn, what's so shameful about lending some meat to your son for the New Year? It proves you know how to manage money and protect your family!"

Chunyan shook her head: "You go if you want, I can't bring myself to do it."

Jiang Changshun angrily retorted, "Now you're showing off again! You didn't have any shame when you went to sleep at your neighbor's house with that country bumpkin!"

Chunyan nearly fell off the stool, her face flushed red as she turned to look at her husband:

"Jiang Changshun, are you even human?"

Back then, it was Jiang Changshun who forced Chunyan to go to Lu Ming's house with Lu Yao, while he stayed in the house with Tuwazi and listened in the kitchen.

He had been swallowing his anger and dared not resist, but now the other man was using it as a weakness.

Upon hearing this, Jiang Jianhai, the father-in-law, perked up his ears and widened his eyes:

"What the heck? What's going on?"

Jiang Changshun also felt embarrassed and waved his hand, saying, "Never mind, it's okay."

Jiang Jianhai looked at this and that, and muttered something:

"We're all respectable people in the Jiang family. Tell Chunyan, don't do anything shameful, or I won't allow it!"

Chunyan snorted.

She turned around and started pasting paper on the walls of her father-in-law's room again.

Tears silently streamed down her face.

Jiang Jianhai realized his son was hiding something from him, and unable to get any information out of him, he muttered to himself:

"Changshun, you need to be more ambitious and work hard to surpass Tuwazi! Make those Lu family members smile at us from now on! When your uncle was alive, I was always treated as a VIP when I visited. We can't let them look down on us anymore."

Jiang Changshun sighed, "Actually, I'm not afraid of that country bumpkin. He's just relying on being in the militia and having a gun. If he didn't have a gun, I would have beaten him up that day!"

Just as the father and son were bragging and Chunyan was sulking and getting back to work, the door opened and Lu Xiaoqian and Jiang Guizhi came in.

"Oh my, Auntie, Little Qian, what brings you here?"

Jiang Changshun quickly jumped down from the edge of the kang (a heated brick bed).

Chunyan stopped what she was doing and came over to greet her.

Only Jiang Jianhai remained seated on the kang (heated brick bed), wanting to maintain his elder brother's dignity.

"Why are you here, Guizhi?"

"Brother, we've come here to..."

Jiang Guizhi said half of what she had said, then looked at Lu Xiaoqian:

"You tell me, Xiaoqian."

She thought to herself that with this little traitor by her side, she had to keep a low profile, otherwise if she went out and told anyone, that stubborn mule Tuwazi would really carry the rice back, and that would be terrible.

She was forced to follow the rules of the game.

Now we can only hope that my older brother doesn't say anything wrong.

Lu Xiaoqian spoke up:

"Uncle, we've come to beg you to help my brother."

"Huh? What happened to your brother?"

A strange joy welled up in Jiang Changshun's heart, and he asked with a smile, his true delight evident on his face.

Lu Xiaoqian wore a pained expression, showing quite a talent for acting:

"My brother beat up the director at the commune and got arrested... Waaaaah..."

She was lying, but when Lu Xiaoqian mentioned this, she remembered the nightmare she had that day where her brother was eaten by a monster, and the image flashed in her mind, and she really started crying.

This is what she told Lu Yao, that she had a secret.

This girl is soft-hearted. She bursts into tears the moment she thinks of her family suffering or her father's death.

"Don't cry, tell me properly, what happened?"

Jiang Changshun couldn't wait to know what had happened.

Lu Xiaoqian steadied herself and said again;

"My brother beat up the commune director and got arrested by the police. He also lost his job as the militia company commander. They even demanded compensation. The director and his men ransacked our house. My mother and I have nowhere to go, so we're spending the New Year at your house. We'll try to find a way to get my brother out of trouble..."

Jiang Changshun slapped his thigh: "Then what's the point of saving them!"

He turned back to sit on the kang (a heated brick bed), lit a cigarette, and looked at Chunyan with a satisfied expression:

"I knew this country bumpkin was going to be all cocky, beating up this guy today and that guy tomorrow. The commune chief is a leader, how dare you mess with him? Now you've got your comeuppance!"

Jiang Jianhai sighed, "I knew this kid was unlucky. He's only been around for a few days and he's already gotten into trouble."

Only Chunyan asked with a concerned expression:

"Auntie, how can we get the little earthworm out?"