I smugly went home and had a full meal, then I had a good night's sleep hugging Xiang Qing. Early the next morning, I quietly crawled out of bed and left to my mother-in-law's house.
It seems my mother-in-law and brother-in-law's family were not awake yet. The few chickens that were outside, when they saw me they ran to the side to hide, shaking and did not dare to make any sound.
I snuck into the kitchen, turned a circle but did not find any clothes to wash, so I decided to cook porridge.
I crushed the rice with my claws and then soaked it in water for half an hour then poured it into the pot and kept stirring. When it was almost done, I deliberately burnt and overcooked the porridge. Then I cleverly squatted beside the kitchen door, grabbed the neck of a cock and forced it to crow, and patiently waited for my mother-in-law to get up to scold me.
Elder Sister-in-law was the first to come out, she was holding her head, and carrying a basket of clothes and yawning and then she saw me by the door and could not help but ask, "What did younger sister-in-law come here for?" I didn't answer yet when she glimpsed the burnt overcooked porridge on the kitchen stove, "When did you have the time to help to make breakfast? How well-behaved."
"That...I..." I didn't know how to answer. I watched her scoop a bowl of porridge and drink it.
The stickiness of the porridge made her frown slightly, "It seems to have been overcooked, but it can still be eaten, younger sister-in-law remember next time, that once the porridge starts to bubble and boil, reduce the heat of the fire, it's almost done."
After that, elder sister-in-law still drank the whole bowl of porridge, expressed her gratitude, took the clothes and left.
Isn't the porridge bad enough o the point of getting scolded? I went over to it, tasted it and then turned on the fire to burn it a little more and continued to wait for my mother-in-law to come out and taste it.
After waiting for a long time, my mother-in-law walked out of her room and came into the kitchen, she almost stumbled when she saw me in a corner and asked, "What are you doing here so early in the morning?"
I quickly jumped up, "I made porridge for you to eat."
"You...what are you doing, suddenly running over to make porridge?" my mother-in-law looked at me suspiciously, a little vigilant, "Is there any trouble you need help with?"
"Taste it, try it." I didn't answer her and scooped up some porridge, persuading her to eat it. Then stretched my neck and waited for the beating.
Mother-in-law sniffed it, then picked up a spoon and tasted it and almost spit it out. She looked at my face that was filled with anticipation, and couldn't help but hesitate, after a long time, she wiped her sweat and said, "That...you have worked very hard...the porridge is fine, but I don't like to eat it. You take it back and give it to Xiang Qing."
"Is it not delicious?" I continued to expect the scolding.
"Ah...this...it's still pretty good for your first time doing this." mother-in-law comforted me.
I hesitantly asked, "You're not angry?"
"Why would I be angry?" Mother-in-law was puzzled.
"I... I burned the porridge and is bad at housework."
My mother-in-law relaxed and said, "I am afraid of having a lazy daughter-in-law, not a clumsy one. It doesn't matter as long as you are making an effort, you will progressively improve as long as you work hard, I am afraid of you of not doing the work at all."
I was disappointed when I saw her attitude. I thought of what I heard yesterday and happily tried again, "I seduced Xiang Qing!"
"Therefore he married you." My mother-in-law didn't care and went to the grain bucket to get some grain and was going out to feed the chickens.
I hurriedly pulled her and said, "I haven't given birth!"
My mother-in-law listened and glanced at me, "What do you mean by saying this? Isn't Xiao Mao a grandson? and how can you give birth after just a few days?"
After that, she shook her head and left scratching her head. I also scratched my ears, I didn't know what to do, so I followed after her. At this time, they were still in the process of completing the big house, so they were really busy preparing a lot of food for the workers who came to help. No matter what I did wrong, looking for a scolding, they still did not get angry all day, they were just cheerfully looking at the new house and me.
It didn't take long before Xiang Qing came over and was staring at me, causing me to have no more chance to make mistakes. Therefore, I just obediently helped to serve tea and nothing more happened.
I was so troubled, that I pulled Xiang Qing and quietly asked, "Why doesn't mother-in-law beat people?"
Xiang Qing was confused and asked me, "Why would my mother beat someone? In addition to maintaining a good reputation, she has never even quarreled with anyone in her life."
I'm done, I have no chance of being virtuous.
I sullenly returned home, Xiao Cha saw me and asked me where I've been. So I told her my troubles and didn't expect that after listening, Xiao Cha would become angry and roar, "That Zhang old woman is really nothing good! Where is it written that a daughter-in-law is to be bullied like this, where is the reason?! That madam also has no backbone! If it were, I would slap her back on the face immediately! At worst, I'll request to leave!"
At that time, Yin Zi entered through the window and curiously asked, "Who do you want to slap? Who is requesting to leave?"
Xiao Cha immediately turned her head with a smile on her face, "Nobody, was just playing around...ha...haa..."
Yin Zi made and "Oh sound and said, "I want to eat eggs at noon today, not allowed to cook it in the old stew."
"Alright," Xiao Cha responded simply. After he walked off, Xiao Cha returned to her fierce expression and said, "How can this be the reason for virtuousness? Miao Miao, what do you think about in your brain?! People seeing the madam, this spineless person being bullied, sympathized with her and so say that she is virtuous. How can you live like this?"
"Then what do I do?" I thought that what Xiao Cha said makes sense too.
"Just let it be. Your mother-in-law seems stubborn but she's not the kind who would bully others. Anyway, you live separately, why do you want to do so much? Instead, let Xiang Qing do the difficult work, don't trouble your mother-in-law, and you can occasionally give gifts and show filial piety, if there's something they need your help on then you can hurry help." Xiao Cha continued to lecture, "...but that Zhang old woman is so abominable! Too hateful!"
"That...then sort her out?" I remembered that she had scolded me for no reason, and also caused me to misunderstand what was virtuous, I could not help but feel scruples in my heart, "I no longer kill anyone, I am afraid to fight her with her old bones, if she accidentally dies Xiang Qing will blame me."
Xiao Cha's eyes turned to me and she whispered, "How about we do this..."
"I can do this kind of thing, but is this method really effective?" I had some doubts because I feel it is painless.
Xiao Cha made a 'no-problem' gesture and ran to go give Yin Zi's his stewed eggs and pulled me, later on, to secretly discuss and told me to find a horse to take her to the market to buy things like paper money and so on and started to work on making our props.
We spent the time discussing and planning until it was the middle of the night when Xiang Qing and Yin Zi came to find us, only then did we hide everything and honestly went back to our rooms.
As I walked back with Xiang Qing, he suddenly said, "You should quit while you're ahead, don't be overly careful and reveal your hand."
I guessed he must have figured out what I want to do, so I quickly came clean and then he gave me a few more reliable ideas to add.
When it was morning, Xiao Cha and I rehearsed for a half a day and got someone to help to make our costumes, and waited for the middle of the night to enact our plan.
One of the most horrible ghost films is about to begin.