As soon as the words left her mouth, Lin Baojuan realized the illogic in what she had said, but it was too late to take them back. The layers of gauze on her face might have concealed her expression, but they couldn't hide her embarrassment. Her mother-in-law was going crazy outside, and there was no way for her to smooth over this lie!
"...Troublemaker, you eat plenty of grain, drink plenty of water, but you don't lay an extra egg. What's the use of raising a troublemaker like you? I'm going to sharpen my knife tomorrow and slaughter you, let's see if you can still go out and cause trouble! It's better to feed myself than to feed others' gossip. Run, and let's see where you can run to..."
In the yard, Baojuan's mother-in-law's tirade at the chickens continued..., only the volume had increased another notch. Lin Baojuan suddenly sat up straight, swung her legs, and was about to get out of the kang bed.
