"Mom, I'll get you some water for a bath."
Qin Huairu carried two buckets.
"Hurry up, do you need to ask me what work to do? Don't you have eyes?"
Jia Zhangshi looked impatient.
She was thinking about how to get revenge on Chen Jianye.
Should she smear some faeces on the Chen Family's windows or front door?
It would be too obvious; Chen Jianye would see it and know it was her without guessing, and he would definitely retaliate.
To be honest, Jia Zhangshi was indeed afraid of Chen Jianye's vindictive nature.
The Deaf Old Lady only smashed the Chen Family's glass, and what was the result?
Chen Jianye directly broke the Old Lady's windows and even her front door.
Sha Zhu, who was supporting the Old Lady at the time, also didn't escape Chen Jianye's retaliation.
With Chen Jianye's methods so brutal, Jia Zhangshi was naturally scared.
How could she get revenge on Chen Jianye without him being able to find fault?
Jia Zhangshi's walnut-sized brain was working furiously.
Qin Huairu carried the buckets, not going to the front Courtyard, but instead to Sha Zhu's doorstep.
She was heavily pregnant and couldn't carry too much water.
She needed to call a strong laborer to help.
"Sha Zhu."
Qin Huairu knocked on Sha Zhu's door and called out softly.
"Hey, Qin Jie, what's up?"
Sha Zhu came out excitedly.
"My mother fell into a cesspit, and she needs a shower."
"I'm heavily pregnant and can't fetch water, can you help me?"
Qin Huairu said softly.
"Oh, is that all? No problem."
"Give me the buckets."
Sha Zhu readily agreed.
As he took the buckets from Qin Huairu, Sha Zhu's fingers touched Qin Huairu's fingers again.
His heart fluttered uncontrollably.
There were no men in the Jia Family, and Sha Zhu felt this was an opportunity given to him by heaven.
Although Qin Jie still had the Jia Family's child in her belly,
Sha Zhu didn't mind.
Just talking to Qin Jie and touching Qin Jie's fingers made Sha Zhu feel as if he had eaten honey.
Watching Sha Zhu excitedly go to the front Courtyard to fetch water, Qin Huairu came to Jia Zhangshi: "Mom, I'll get a basin for you to wash in the room."
"Can you rinse off outside first, then come back into the room?"
"Bah! You want to freeze me to death, don't you! Qin Huairu, you beast!"
Jia Zhangshi cursed loudly.
Qin Huairu looked speechless.
Jia Zhangshi was covered in faeces, and if she went into Jia, Jia would be made to stink by her.
Her suggestion for Jia Zhangshi to rinse off first before entering the room was out of good intentions.
Soon, Sha Zhu brought back a bucket of water.
Qin Huairu went back into the room to get a large wooden basin for washing clothes and asked Sha Zhu to pour the water into the wooden basin.
Sha Zhu ran back and forth four or five times, filling the large wooden basin with water and also filling all of the Jia Family's empty buckets with water.
"Sha Zhu, thank you so much. If it weren't for your help, I really wouldn't know what to do."
Qin Huairu said, very moved.
"Hey, Qin Jie, saying that to me makes us strangers, doesn't it?"
"If you need anything, just call me, I'm always here."
Sha Zhu patted his chest with a smile, full of energy.
Let alone asking him to carry a few buckets of water.
Even if Qin Huairu asked him to plow two acres of land, it would be no problem.
"Alright, you go rest, my mother needs to bathe."
Qin Huairu said politely.
Sha Zhu originally wanted to talk more with Qin Huairu, but hearing this, he pursed his lips and left reluctantly.
Night enveloped the Siheyuan (Courtyard).
Qin Huairu turned off the flashlight in her hand: "Mom, there's no one around now, take off your clothes and rinse off first."
"Throw your clothes into the wooden bucket, I'll soak them in water to wash tomorrow."
The Jia Family's daughter-in-law and mother-in-law whispered their plans.
After nearly an hour of bustling, Jia Zhangshi finally lay on the bed.
A minute later, Jia Zhangshi was snoring like thunder, and the air she exhaled smelled entirely of faeces.
Qin Huairu couldn't sleep.
In those days, hair was washed with soda ash, and families with means might buy Bee Flower brand soap, but the Jia Family didn't have it.
Jia Zhangshi could wash her body with water and soap, but her hair wouldn't get clean.
Her hair roots were full of faeces residue.
Even though Jia Zhangshi rinsed her hair three times with water, the stench was hard to get rid of.
She was asleep, so she couldn't smell it.
Poor Qin Huairu lay in bed, tossing and turning, unable to sleep.
She felt like she was squatting in a pit.
The next day, everyone in the Courtyard woke up from their sleep.
Seeing a series of yellow footprints from the Jia Family's door to the Backyard, the Old Lady's faces showed displeasure.
"Why didn't the Jia Family clean up last night? Granny Jia left so many footprints, it's too disgusting."
"Exactly, no matter how late, the Courtyard should be cleaned. Who would be in a good mood seeing these things first thing in the morning?"
"Where's Granny Jia? Let her bring a mop herself to clean it up."
Everyone was very dissatisfied with Jia Zhangshi.
Falling into the toilet was indeed pitiful.
But she shouldn't make them suffer.
Especially the residents living in the Backyard, their reactions were even stronger.
Qin Huairu carried out the chamber pot, and Third Aunt quickly said: "Qin Huairu, your mother fell into the toilet yesterday and left footprints all over the ground. She needs to clean it up herself."
"Exactly, she just walked off, leaving our Backyard so dirty."
Second Aunt said unhappily.
"You're heavily pregnant, and we don't want to trouble you, so let your mother come out and talk."
First Aunt also said with a stern face.
"My mother hasn't woken up yet, I'll go wake her up."
Qin Huairu's head was spinning from what the three Aunties said, so she went home to wake up Jia Zhangshi.
"What are you doing? What's wrong with letting me sleep a bit longer? I'm already this old, and you still want me to work like an ox and a horse for you."
Jia Zhangshi got up with a displeased look, glaring at Qin Huairu.
"Mom, the Aunties in the Courtyard are all scolding you for dirtying the Backyard."
Qin Huairu quickly said.
"So what if it's dirty? They can mop it themselves, will it kill them?"
"They have good lives, they don't have to go to work, but I do."
"Besides, they're so idle in the Courtyard during the day, mopping the floor would be good exercise for them."
Jia Zhangshi angrily ranted and then lay back down on the bed.
This, however, woke up Bang梗 and Ding Dang.
"Oh, what's that smell? It's so stinky."
Bang梗 covered his nose, looking disgusted.
"Why does our little room smell like a cesspit?"
Ding Dang also exaggeratedly covered his nose, looking around.
"Ding Dang, you must have pooped your pants!"
Bang梗 looked wary.
"No, I didn't poop my pants, look."
Ding Dang turned his back to Bang梗 and pulled down his pants.
Indeed, his pants were clean.
"All of you, get out! Making so much noise, are you going to let me sleep or not!"
Jia Zhangshi was furious.
She yelled at Bang梗 and Ding Dang.
As soon as she opened her mouth, the stench filled the small room, exposing herself.
"Grandma stinks."
Ding Dang discovered a new continent.
"Grandma's mouth smells like she ate poop."
Bang梗 also noticed.
The saying "children speak without restraint" refers to children who don't understand social etiquette or how to read people's expressions.
They can't hide what they want to say and blurt it out.
And precisely, they only speak the truth.
It's like a group of people surrounding an Old Lady, praising how young, beautiful, and excellent she is.
Suddenly, a child comes and calls the Old Lady "Auntie," directly breaking the atmosphere of the Old Lady pretending to be young.
It also makes the people around who were praising her feel awkward.
Lies don't hurt people; the truth is a sharp knife.
Jia Zhangshi was utterly broken: "Go, go, all of you, get out!"