NOVPUB18: Chapter 18 Auntie Came
18 -18 Auntie Came
Well, she had gotten used to hunger over the past half year anyway.
Jin Zijin put her down and then turned to leave.
“Uncle Jin!” Gu Youyou called out to him, anxious, “Where are you going?”
Seeing that he was taking a spear and a bow and arrows, was he going to hunt??
Jin Zijin paused for a moment, pondering over the title ‘Uncle Jin.’ He turned his head to look at Gu Youyou.
“Heh heh!” Gu Youyou gave a forced laugh, knowing without looking that her laugh must be particularly frightening.
However, Jin Zijin across from her did not seem to be scared by her, and, without changing his expression, he said, “We’re running low on food at home, I’m going out to hunt!
Be careful on your own, and sleep in the house this afternoon!”
“Oh, okay!” Gu Youyou responded.
…
Lotus Village was surrounded by mountains on three sides, resembling a chair with armrests.
The mountains on both the left and right were neither high nor big, and their slopes were all cultivated fields, growing some common crops.
The mountain at the back, however, was both tall and large.
The mountain range stretched for thousands of miles, rich with game, so there were quite a few hunters in Lotus Village.
In front, there ran a clear river, on both sides of which were paddy fields that didn’t grow rice but lotus roots instead, because they were in the front.
From afar, the lotus flowers appeared in clusters, which was why it was named Lotus Village.
Gu Youyou took an afternoon nap, only to be woken by someone approaching Jin Zijin’s thatched hut.
It wasn’t long before she heard a knock at the door.
“Knock knock knock…” After a few knocks and no response, the person outside asked, “Is anyone home?”
The voice belonged to Gu Youyou’s second aunt, Huang Xiangwen.
Knowing it was her, Gu Youyou didn’t respond.
With Jin Zijin not home, she simply closed her eyes and pretended to sleep.
“If no one answers, I’m coming in?” No sooner had the voice fallen did she hear the sound of the door being opened.
Gu Youyou opened her eyes, really wanting to curse.
She was checking to see if Jin Zijin was home, wasn’t she?
Then, knowing full well that she was alone at home, she just pushed the door and came in.
Gu Youyou, eyes bleary from sleep, stared as Huang Xiangwen, large bottomed and wide waisted, walked straight to her dowry chests, eyes shining with greed.
It instantly became clear to her what Huang Xiangwen was up to.
Once a dog, always a dog, Gu Youyou thought. 𝚗ov𝚙𝚞𝚋.c𝚘m
The belongings had already been moved to the Jin family’s thatched house, and yet she was still coveting them.
“Second Aunt, what are you doing?” Gu Youyou asked coldly.
Gu Youyou’s sudden voice startled Huang Xiangwen.
She turned her slightly chubby, wax-yellow face around, glaring at Gu Youyou, “You wretched girl, you weren’t asleep.
Why didn’t you answer when I knocked?
Trying to scare me to death!”
Gu Youyou, thin as a ghost, with straw-yellow hair and sunken eye sockets, had large eyes that stood out even more.
Right then, she was sitting on the bed, giving Huang Xiangwen an icy stare.
It was only because Huang Xiangwen was used to seeing her all the time that she remained unstartled.
Had it been someone else, they probably would have fainted from such a stare.
Seeing Gu Youyou remain silent, just staring at her, Huang Xiangwen’s hand stretched out towards the big red chest didn’t know whether to reach out or pull back, and she cursed in anger.
“You wretched girl, if you keep staring at your mother like that, be careful or I’ll gouge your eyes out.”
Gu Youyou really wanted to get up, grab a stick, and chase this annoying village woman out, but sadly, her body was too weak to muster the strength.
She thought about arguing with her, but just sitting up suddenly had used up a lot of her energy.
A few harsh words, and she would probably be completely out of strength, which might only make Huang Xiangwen more upset.
